Exam 14: The Lymphatic System and Immunity

In adaptive immunity, cytotoxic T cells use ____________________ to destroy foreign antigens.

After the first exposure to a pathogen such as the chickenpox virus, the person is left with ____________________ and ____________________ that are specific for the virus.

In innate immunity, the signs of inflammation are pain, redness, ____________________, and ____________________.

The cells of adaptive immunity that are involved in the recognition of foreign antigens are:

In adaptive immunity, the labeling of a foreign antigen by antibodies is called ____________________.

Production of RBCs is a function of the spleen:

An example of genetic immunity is:

Interferon is produced by ____, and its function is to ____.

The tonsils are the ____ of the ____.

Which of the following statements are true of lymph nodes and lymph nodules? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

A vaccine is protective in that it takes the place of:

The function of plasma cells is to:

Lymphocytes are activated and proliferate within ____________________.

Inflammation is the body's response to ____________________ and is part of ____________________ immunity.

The adult spleen, in terms of its functions, is very similar to a ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of antibodies? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Which of the following statements are true of the spleen and thymus? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

In any form of active immunity, the antibodies have come from ____________________.

The B cells that remember a specific foreign antigen are called:

Mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract help prevent the entry of pathogens because they have: