Lymphatic & Immune System Review

What is the meaning of autoimmune disease?

• A condition where the immune system is suppressed.

• A chronic, disabling disease where the body produces antibodies against its own tissues.

• A disease of lymph glands (nodes).

• Swelling of tissue due to accumulation of lymph fluid in intercellular spaces.

What does immunoglobulin refer to?

• Suppression of the immune response.

• Formation of lymph.

• Protein (antibody produced by plasma cells) that acts to protect the body by destroying antigens.

• Deficiency of lymphocytes in the blood.

What is lymphopoiesis?

• Removal of the spleen.

• Formation of lymph.

• Enlargement of the spleen.

• Disease of lymph glands (nodes).

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What does the term lymphedema mean?

• Disease of lymph glands (nodes).

• Swelling of tissue due to accumulation of lymph fluid in intercellular spaces.

• Deficiency of lymphocytes in the blood.

• Abnormal condition of increase in lymphocytes.

What is the definition of lymphocytopenia?

• Formation of lymph.

• Swelling of tissue due to accumulation of lymph fluid in intercellular spaces.

• Deficiency of lymphocytes in the blood.

• Abnormal condition of increase in lymphocytes.

What does lymphocytosis indicate?

• Deficiency of lymphocytes in the blood.

• Disease of lymph glands (nodes).

• Abnormal condition of increase in lymphocytes.

• Inflammation of lymph glands (nodes).

What is lymphadenopathy?

• Inflammation of lymph glands (nodes).

• Disease of lymph glands (nodes).

• Removal of the spleen.

• Swelling of tissue due to accumulation of lymph fluid in intercellular spaces.

What does the term splenomegaly refer to?

• Removal of the spleen.

• Enlargement of the spleen.

• Absence of the spleen.

• A syndrome marked by splenomegaly.

What is the meaning of asplenia?

• Enlargement of the spleen.

• Disease of lymph glands (nodes).

• Absence of the spleen.

• Swelling of tissue due to accumulation of lymph fluid in intercellular spaces.

What does the term hyperplenism signify?

• A syndrome marked by splenomegaly.

• Removal of the spleen.

• Enlargement of the spleen.

• Absence of the spleen.