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Chapter 12: The Lymphatic System & Body Defenses

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two semi-independent parts of the lymphatic system?

a)

Network of lymphatic vessels

b)

Lymphoid organs

c)

Interstitial fluid

d)

Lymph

2.

The lymphatic system carries excess interstitial fluid from tissues back to cardiovascular circulation.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Excess fluid build up in the tissues is referred to as:

a)

Edema

b)

Arthritis

c)

Endocarditis

d)

Pericarditis

4.

The right lymphatic duct receives lymph from which areas of the body? (Multiple answers)

a)

Right arm

b)

Right side of the head

c)

Left leg

d)

Thorax

5.

Large clusters of lymph nodes are found in which areas of the body? (Multiple answers)

a)

Inguinal

b)

Axillary

c)

Cervical

d)

Cardiovascular

6.

Which of the following organs is a lymphoid organ?

a)

Spleen

b)

Heart

c)

Stomach

d)

Small intestine

7.

Which lymphoid organ is indicated in the diagram?

a)

Spleen

b)

Peyer's patches

c)

Thymus

d)

Appendix

8.

Which lymphoid organ's function is to trap and remove bacteria or other foreign pathogens entering the throat?

a)

Tonsils

b)

Peyer's patches

c)

Appendix

d)

Thymus

9.

The thymus gland is only active until puberty and then begins to shrink and become replaced by fat.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Peyer's patches are found throughout:

a)

the ileum region of the small intestine

b)

the duodenum region of the small intestine

c)

the jejunum region of the small intestine

d)

the large intestine

11.

Appendicitis is a condition in which the appendix becomes inflamed, swollen, or infected, causing pain in the upper left side of the torso

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The innate defense mechanism is the body's second line of defense.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following is an example of an innate defense mechanism?

a)

Hair and mucus in the nose

b)

Lymphocytes

c)

Antibodies

d)

Macrophages

14.

Which of the following are cardinal signs of acute inflammation? (Multiple answers)

a)

redness

b)

heat

c)

pain

d)

swelling

15.

Pus includes which of the following substances: (Multiple answers)

a)

Dying neutrophils

b)

Hemoglobin

c)

Broken-down tissue cells

d)

Antigens

16.

Any substance capable of provoking an immune response is called an:

a)

antigen

b)

antibody

c)

abscess

d)

anti-inflammatory

17.

Which of the following is NOT a class of antibody?

a)

IgM

b)

IgA

c)

IgG

d)

IgR

18.

Cells that specialize in killing virus-infected, cancer, or foreign graft cells directly are called:

a)

Helper T cells

b)

Cytotoxic T cells

c)

Antibodies

d)

B cells

19.

A tissue graft harvested from a different animal species is called a:

a)

xenograft

b)

allograft

c)

isograft

d)

autograft

20.

Which of the following are included in immunosuppressive therapy after a patient receives a transplant? (Multiple answers)

a)

Corticosteroids

b)

Radiation therapy

c)

Beta blockers

d)

Aspirin

21.

Which of the following is an example of an autoimmune disease?

a)

Rheumatoid arthritis

b)

Osteoporosis

c)

Gastroparesis

d)

Leukemia