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WorksheetsChapter 7 Lymphatic and Immune System- Basic Pathology English
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which best describes acquired active immunity?
Temporary protection from maternal antibodies
Immediate defense from innate barriers
Loss of immune function due to disease
Immunity gained after vaccination or infection
Which statement about acquired passive immunity is correct?
It develops after natural infection exposure
It is created by your own B lymphocytes
It is borrowed antibodies that fade over time
It permanently prevents future reinfection
Anaphylaxis is most accurately defined as which event?
Severe, rapid allergic reaction system-wide
Mild local rash after allergen exposure
Gradual immune tolerance to allergens
Routine screening allergy skin test
Which pair correctly matches immune cells and their role?
B lymphocytes make antibodies for antigens
Adenoids produce antiviral drugs in blood
Basophils digest bacteria inside tissues
Antineoplastic cells remove allergens quickly
Which procedure involves sampling tissue to examine for disease?
Blood transfusion to harvest marrow
Biopsy to collect and analyze tissue
Apheresis to add platelets to blood
Antibody therapy to remove small tumors
Which term refers to disease caused by the immune system attacking self?
AIDS from acquired immunodeficiency
Benign tumor with no body invasion
Acute allergy from outside allergens
Autoimmune disease damaging own tissues
What is the main function of antitoxins?
Neutralize harmful toxins in the body
Stimulate bone marrow cell growth
Reduce fever through antihistamines
Destroy viruses by direct lysis
Which treatment category aims to stop growth of cancer cells?
Antineoplastic drugs targeting cell division
Biologic therapy replacing lost lymphocytes
Antifungal creams increasing basophils
Antiviral agents boosting antibody levels
Which term refers to the immune defense driven by T cells that directly target infected cells?
Humoral immunity involving circulating antibodies
Cell-mediated immunity led by T lymphocytes
Passive immunity gained through maternal antibodies
Innate immunity triggered by physical barriers
Which phrase best distinguishes chronic conditions from acute conditions?
Chronic persists over long durations
Acute shows gradual symptom onset
Acute remains stable without flare-ups
Chronic resolves within a few days
Edema is most accurately described as which clinical finding?
Low oxygen causing tissue cyanosis
Red cell rupture releasing hemoglobin
Excess fluid causing tissue swelling
Immune cells forming pus in tissues
Hemolysis refers to which blood-related event?
Destruction of red blood cells
Formation of blood clots
Increase in white blood cells
Leakage of plasma proteins
Which statement correctly contrasts humoral immunity with cell-mediated immunity?
Humoral uses antibodies in fluids
Humoral relies cytotoxic T cells
Both are identical in function
Cell-mediated secretes immunoglobulins
Immunoglobulins are best defined as which substances?
Enzymes digesting pathogens
Antibodies produced by B cells
Lipids forming cell membranes
Hormones released by adrenal glands
Which term describes a disease with unknown cause?
Idiopathic etiology not determined
Genetic inherited from parents
Iatrogenic caused by treatment
Congenital present at birth
Which test measures major components of blood such as red cells and white cells?
Complete blood count assessment
Computerized tomography scan
Immunoelectrophoresis panel
Excisional biopsy procedure
Which term refers to medicines that reduce the immune system’s activity to prevent rejection or inflammation?
Immunosuppressant drugs lower defense responses
Immunotherapy boosts targeted immune reactions
Natural immunity is present without prior exposure
Metabolic processes convert nutrients to energy
Which imaging method uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to create detailed soft tissue pictures?
Magnetic resonance imaging produces soft tissue scans
Computed tomography uses rotating X-ray beams
Ultrasound imaging uses high-frequency sound
Scintigraphy records radioactive tracer emissions
What are lymphocytes best described as within the immune system?
White blood cells specialized for immune defense
Thin vessels transporting interstitial fluid
Large phagocytes digesting pathogens
Cancerous growths in lymph nodes
Which test involves removing a small piece of tissue through a minor cut for examination?
Incisional biopsy removes tissue via small cut
Laboratory test analyzes blood or urine samples
Lymphoscintigraphy maps lymph flow with tracers
Needle biopsy extracts cells using a fine needle
Leukemia is best characterized as which kind of condition?
Malignancy of blood-forming tissues
Metabolic disorder affecting energy use
Inflammatory response to an allergen
Infection spread by lymphatic vessels
Which imaging technique tracks lymph flow using radioactive tracers and a special camera?
Ultrasound reflects sound from tissues
Lymphoscintigraphy maps tracer movement
MRI measures hydrogen alignment
CT compiles cross-sectional X-ray slices
Which cells engulf and digest pathogens and cellular debris?
Lymphocytes are red blood cells
Macrophages perform phagocytosis
Monocytes create antibodies
Neutrophils form lymphatic vessels
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma primarily affects which body structures?
Hepatocytes of the liver
Alveoli within the lungs
Lymphatic tissues including nodes
Nephrons inside the kidneys
Which term best describes the process where immune cells engulf and digest microbes?
Sepsis causing bodywide infection
Vasoconstrictor narrowing blood vessels
Serology testing of blood serum
Phagocytosis by white blood cells
Which organ is primarily responsible for maturing T lymphocytes?
Thymus in the upper chest
Spleen in the upper abdomen
Thoracic duct near the spine
Pharynx behind the nasal cavity
A worldwide outbreak of an infectious disease is called a what?
Pandemic across many countries
Pathogen causing local illness
Opportunistic secondary infection
Sepsis in the bloodstream
Which structure filters blood and helps remove old red blood cells?
Spleen on the left side
Pharynx in the throat
Palatine tonsils in mouth
Peyer’s patches in ileum
What is introduced to stimulate immunity without causing disease?
Vasoconstrictor medication
Vaccine with antigens
Serology with antibodies
Terminal lymph vessel
Which term refers to the organisms or agents that cause disease?
Tonsils that trap particles
Nutritional factors in diet
Pathogens such as bacteria
Phagocytes that ingest germs
What is an immune response to a harmless substance?
Fever
Vaccine
Allergy
Immune deficiency
