Lymphatic System

What is the name of the lymphatic tissue found in the back of the throat?

• thymus

• spleen

• tonsils

• liver

What do we call the bean-shaped structures that are scattered around the body as part of the lymphatic system?

• lymph capillaries

• tonsils

• spleen

• lymph nodes

What is the function of lymph nodes?

• carry excess lymph fluid away from tissues

• drain lymph back into the circulatory system

• filter foreign particles from the lymph

• absorb fat from the gut

What is the function (job) of the white blood cells?

• To transport oxygen around the body.

• To carry dissolved sugars.

• To clot and cover wounds like cuts and grazes.

• To release antibodies to help destroy infections.

Cells that ingest pathogens are

• plasma cells
• phagocytic cells
• helper T cells
• antibodies

Anything that triggers an immune response is a/n

• lymph cell
• antigen
• antibody
• neutrop

What do scientists call bacteria and viruses that can make people sick?  

• diseases
• vaccines
• antibodies
• pathogens

 Like all other body systems, the immune system helps the body maintain homeostasis.  Which statement best describes how the immune system does this?  

• it protects other organs and tissues from infection and disease
• it breaks down food to provide cells with nutrients
• it gathers information through the senses and controls all other body systems
•  it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide

Diseases are passed from human to human by these four types of germs: 

• Viruses, influenza, HIV, and vaccines
• Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites
• Viruses, cancers, mutagens, and DNA
• Viruses, blood, pollutants, and symptoms

What do B cells produce?

• antigens
• macrophages
• T cells
• antibodies