WorksheetsLymphatic System Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lymph flows:
a)
in a circular path like blood
b)
away from the heart
c)
toward the heart
d)
into the venules
2.
Which of the following would be filtered out by the lymph nodes?
a)
red blood cell debris
b)
bacteria
c)
proteins
d)
water
3.
Macrophages (big eaters) are derived from what cells?
a)
cells of the thymus gland
b)
erythrocytes formed in the bone marrow
c)
neutrophils formed in the spleen
d)
monocytes formed in the bone marrow
4.
Which of the following is a sign of inflammation?
a)
fever
b)
hypertension
c)
edena
d)
capillary constriction
5.
Which of the following is not a lymphoid organ?
a)
thymus gland
b)
liver
c)
Peyer's patches
d)
tonsils
6.
Peyer's patches are found:
a)
in the pharynx
b)
in the thorax near the chest
c)
in the pancreas
d)
in the small intestines
7.
Which cells produce large quantities of antibodies once "activated" or stimulated to do so?
a)
plasma cells
b)
helper T cells
c)
memory B cells
d)
cytotoxic T cells
8.
These chemicals affect the "thermostat" in your hypothalamus causing a fever:
a)
myosin
b)
antibody
c)
antigen
d)
pyrogen
9.
Any bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
a)
organism
b)
antibody
c)
pathogen
d)
antigen
10.
Another name for the specific defense system is:
a)
immune system
b)
first line of defense
c)
blood-brain barrier
d)
cell mediated defense system
11.
The lymph is returned to the circulatory system through:
a)
vena cava
b)
aorta
c)
thoracic duct and lymphatic duct
d)
spleen
12.
Artificially acquired active immunity is usually provided by:
a)
mother to fetus via the placenta
b)
vaccines
c)
breast milk
d)
encountering the antigen
13.
Which of the following is not part of the lymph nodes' anatomy:
a)
cortex
b)
medulla
c)
trabeculae
d)
Peyer's patches
14.
The antigens present on our own cells are known as:
a)
self antigens
b)
non-self antigens
c)
antibodies
d)
only pathogens contain antigens
15.
The cell that targets and kills already infected or damaged cells:
a)
helper T cells
b)
cytotoxic T cells
c)
memory B cells
d)
plasma B cells
16.
Which of the following immune system cells produce antibodies:
a)
B cells
b)
plasma cells
c)
helper T cells
d)
cytotoxic T cells
17.
Vessels that carry lymph to the lymph node are called:
a)
afferent
b)
efferent
c)
diapedesis
d)
phagocytotic
18.
B cells mature in the____; T cells mature in the ____.
a)
thyroid; thymus
b)
spleen; liver
c)
thymus; bone marrow
d)
bone marrow; thymus
19.
Lymphocytes that are "mature" or able to identify an antigen are called:
a)
immunoglobulins
b)
immunosuppressors
c)
immunodeficient
d)
immunocompetent
20.
another name for the antibodies
a)
immunoglobulins
b)
suppressor cells
c)
antigens
d)
plasma cells
21.
WBCs that destroy pathogens in the lymph are known as:
a)
erythrocyte
b)
platelet
c)
pathogen
d)
macrophage
22.
A hypersensitivity to an antigen:
a)
immunosuppression
b)
allergy
c)
anaphylactic shock
d)
antibody
23.
Which of the following is not an autoimmune disorder?
a)
multiple sclerosis
b)
type I diabetes (juvenile onset)
c)
AIDS
d)
myasthenia gravis
24.
Naturally acquired passive immunity is often obtained from:
a)
mother to fetus via the placenta
b)
vaccines
c)
coming into contact with a pathogen (antigen)
d)
all immunity is attained naturally
25.
Which of the following is the body's first line of defense against pathogens?
a)
specific antibodies
b)
inflammatory response
c)
physical barriers such as skin and secretions
d)
phagocytes
26.
Which of the following are involved in the body's second line of defense against pathogens?
a)
lysozymes in your lacrimal fluid (tears)
b)
phagocytes
c)
gastric secretions
d)
helper T cells
27.
Which of the following can be antigen presenting cells?
a)
killer T cells
b)
cytotoxic T cells
c)
B cells
d)
erythrocytes
28.
A substance that provokes an immune response
a)
antigen
b)
antibody
c)
NK cell
d)
lymph
29.
Which of the following is NOT part of the lymphatic system's functions?
a)
absorbing fats in the villi of small intestine
b)
returning fluid to the circulatory system
c)
filtering bacteria from bodily fluids
d)
recycling erythrocytes
30.
cells that slip through an intact capillary undergo a process called:
a)
phagocytosis
b)
diapedesis
c)
immunodeficient
d)
pyrogen production
31.
Which structure shrinks and decreases in function as you reach adulthood?
a)
spleen
b)
liver
c)
thymus
d)
pharyns
32.
Another name for macrophages and neutrophils
a)
phagocytes
b)
cytotoxic cells
c)
antigen presenting cells
d)
megakaryocytes
33.
The outer region of the lymph node:
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
trabeculae
d)
hilus
34.
proteins that are produced in response to exposure to a specific antigen
a)
antibodies
b)
pyrogen
c)
thyrosin
d)
neutrophils
35.
masses of lymphatic tissue in the pharynx that collect and destroy bacteria
a)
Peyer's patches
b)
tonsils
c)
thymus gland
d)
lymph nodes
36.
chemicals used by cytotoxic T cells to kill or induce apoptosis of a damaged or infected cell
a)
perforins
b)
MHC II
c)
thymosin
d)
histamine
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