Question 1

Choose the plural form of the singular term bacterium.

Accepted Answer

A) Bacteriums 
B) Bacteriae 
C) Bacterii 
D) Bacteria 
E) Bacteries 
A) Bacteriums 
B) Bacteriae 
C) Bacterii 
D) Bacteria 
E) Bacteries D

Question 2

Choose the correct spelling for the medical term that means inflammation of the mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue?

Accepted Answer

A) Tonsilitis 
B) Tonsillitis 
C) Tonsulitis 
D) Tonsullitis 
E) Tonselitis 
A) Tonsilitis 
B) Tonsillitis 
C) Tonsulitis 
D) Tonsullitis 
E) Tonselitis B

Question 3

The hairs and mucus in your nose are examples of which type of defense system of the lymphatic system?

Accepted Answer

A) Physical mechanisms 
B) Humoral defense mechanisms 
C) Cellular mechanisms 
D) Splenic mechanisms 
E) Thymic mechanism 
A) Physical mechanisms 
B) Humoral defense mechanisms 
C) Cellular mechanisms 
D) Splenic mechanisms 
E) Thymic mechanism A

Question 4

Choose the correct pronunciation of the medical term splenectomy.

Accepted Answer

A) spleh-neck-toe-MEE 
B) SPLE-neck-toh-MEE 
C) sple-NEK-toh-mee 
D) splen-eck-TOE-mee 
E) splee-NEK-toe- mee 
A) spleh-neck-toe-MEE 
B) SPLE-neck-toh-MEE 
C) sple-NEK-toh-mee 
D) splen-eck-TOE-mee 
E) splee-NEK-toe- mee

Question 5

A patient who has a cytomegalovirus infection would have which of the following abbreviations in the medical record?

Accepted Answer

A) CV 
B) CNS 
C) CMV 
D) IgCV 
E) CLV 
A) CV 
B) CNS 
C) CMV 
D) IgCV 
E) CLV

Question 6

Lymphocytes are a component of which type of defense mechanism of the lymphatic system?

Accepted Answer

A) Physical mechanisms 
B) Humoral defense mechanisms 
C) Cellular mechanisms 
D) Splenic mechanism 
E) Thymic mechanisms 
A) Physical mechanisms 
B) Humoral defense mechanisms 
C) Cellular mechanisms 
D) Splenic mechanism 
E) Thymic mechanisms

Question 7

What does the suffix in the term immunologist mean?

Accepted Answer

A) The study of 
B) One who studies 
C) Protected 
D) Preventive 
E) Immune response 
A) The study of 
B) One who studies 
C) Protected 
D) Preventive 
E) Immune response

Question 8

A patient has been infected with the chickenpox virus.The type of immunity that the person will develop following the infection is called

Accepted Answer

A) artificial passive immunity. 
B) natural active immunity. 
C) artificial active immunity. 
D) natural passive immunity. 
E) congenital immunity. 
A) artificial passive immunity. 
B) natural active immunity. 
C) artificial active immunity. 
D) natural passive immunity. 
E) congenital immunity.

Question 9

The medical record states that the patient has an immunodeficiency disorder.This means that the patient

Accepted Answer

A) lacks immunity to all antigens. 
B) is unable to produce leukocytes. 
C) has a failure of the immune system. 
D) is unable to produce erythrocytes. 
E) is experiencing an immune response to his own tissue. 
A) lacks immunity to all antigens. 
B) is unable to produce leukocytes. 
C) has a failure of the immune system. 
D) is unable to produce erythrocytes. 
E) is experiencing an immune response to his own tissue.

Question 10

Identify the suffix and its meaning in the term vaccination.

Accepted Answer

A) ion; pertaining to 
B) tion; action 
C) tion; to acquire 
D) ation; to inject 
E) ation; process 
A) ion; pertaining to 
B) tion; action 
C) tion; to acquire 
D) ation; to inject 
E) ation; process

Question 11

In which of the following diseases are Reed-Sternberg cells found?

Accepted Answer

A) AIDS 
B) Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 
C) Mononucleosis 
D) Hodgkin lymphoma 
E) Tonsillitis 
A) AIDS 
B) Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 
C) Mononucleosis 
D) Hodgkin lymphoma 
E) Tonsillitis

Question 12

A temporary immunity that results from the administration of immune serum to treat snakebite, tetanus, and rabies is called ________ immunity.

Accepted Answer

A) natural active. 
B) artificial active. 
C) natural passive. 
D) artificial passive. 
E) artificial induced. 
A) natural active. 
B) artificial active. 
C) natural passive. 
D) artificial passive. 
E) artificial induced.

Question 13

Patients who undergo a splenectomy are very susceptible to ________ post-operatively.

Accepted Answer

A) anemia 
B) gastric disturbance 
C) rib pain 
D) infection 
E) bleeding disorders 
A) anemia 
B) gastric disturbance 
C) rib pain 
D) infection 
E) bleeding disorders

Question 14

What does the root/combining form in the term pathogen mean?

Accepted Answer

A) To create 
B) To begin 
C) Disease 
D) Bacteria 
E) Fungus 
A) To create 
B) To begin 
C) Disease 
D) Bacteria 
E) Fungus

Question 15

In most allergic reactions, how long does it take for the cells to produce histamine?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 minute 
B) 2-3 seconds 
C) 10 minutes 
D) 5 minutes 
E) 30 minutes 
A) 1 minute 
B) 2-3 seconds 
C) 10 minutes 
D) 5 minutes 
E) 30 minutes

Question 16

Which of the following human body cells are the central coordinators for the immune response?

Accepted Answer

A) Neutrophils 
B) Erythrocytes 
C) T (CD4)cells 
D) B cells 
E) Macrophages 
A) Neutrophils 
B) Erythrocytes 
C) T (CD4)cells 
D) B cells 
E) Macrophages

Question 17

What is the meaning of the Latin origin for the term immune?

Accepted Answer

A) Protected from 
B) Reaction 
C) To build up 
D) Inside cells 
E) Against 
A) Protected from 
B) Reaction 
C) To build up 
D) Inside cells 
E) Against

Question 18

All of the following are ways antibodies function to make antigens harmless EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) neutralization. 
B) agglutination. 
C) complement fixation. 
D) precipitation. 
E) digestion. 
A) neutralization. 
B) agglutination. 
C) complement fixation. 
D) precipitation. 
E) digestion.

Question 19

Which of the following terms has a root that means sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) Immunogenic 
B) Dormant 
C) Antibiotic 
D) Protein 
E) Macrophage 
A) Immunogenic 
B) Dormant 
C) Antibiotic 
D) Protein 
E) Macrophage

Question 20

The physician palpates the patient's inguinal region and notes the presence of enlarged and tender lymph nodes.This finding is most indicative of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) infection. 
B) hematoma. 
C) disease. 
D) blockage. 
E) neoplasm. 
A) infection. 
B) hematoma. 
C) disease. 
D) blockage. 
E) neoplasm.

Exam 12: Lymphatic and Immune Systems

Choose the plural form of the singular term bacterium.

Choose the correct spelling for the medical term that means inflammation of the mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue?

The hairs and mucus in your nose are examples of which type of defense system of the lymphatic system?

Choose the correct pronunciation of the medical term splenectomy.

A patient who has a cytomegalovirus infection would have which of the following abbreviations in the medical record?

Lymphocytes are a component of which type of defense mechanism of the lymphatic system?

What does the suffix in the term immunologist mean?

A patient has been infected with the chickenpox virus.The type of immunity that the person will develop following the infection is called

The medical record states that the patient has an immunodeficiency disorder.This means that the patient

Identify the suffix and its meaning in the term vaccination.

In which of the following diseases are Reed-Sternberg cells found?

A temporary immunity that results from the administration of immune serum to treat snakebite, tetanus, and rabies is called ________ immunity.

Patients who undergo a splenectomy are very susceptible to ________ post-operatively.

What does the root/combining form in the term pathogen mean?

In most allergic reactions, how long does it take for the cells to produce histamine?

Which of the following human body cells are the central coordinators for the immune response?

What is the meaning of the Latin origin for the term immune?

All of the following are ways antibodies function to make antigens harmless EXCEPT

Which of the following terms has a root that means sleep?

The physician palpates the patient's inguinal region and notes the presence of enlarged and tender lymph nodes.This finding is most indicative of a(n)

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