Exam 14: Lymphatic System and Immunity

Artificial active immunity can be effective even after a person has been exposed to the infectious organism.

Lymph does not circulate through the lymph system the same way blood circulates through the circulatory system.

A person exposed to hepatitis is given a shot of gamma globulin (an antibody against hepatitis)to keep him from coming down with the disease.This is an example of

Lymph from about one fourth of the body drains into the right lymphatic duct.

Both B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes come from stem cells in the bone marrow.

Complement

This is not true of specific immunity

Many of the cytokines are proteins called interleukins.

What is complement? How is it activated? How does it cause damage to an invading cell?

Which tonsils are located near the posterior opening of the nasal cavity?

Afferent vessels carry lymph toward the lymph node.

When blood plasma enters a lymph node it is called lymph.

While the lymphatic system is part of the immune system,because lymph does not circulate,it is not part of the circulatory system.

The pharyngeal tonsils are also known as the adenoids.

Which of the following structures is not part of the lymphatic system?

Artificial passive immunity can be effective even after a person has been exposed to the infectious organism.

Name ways an antibody can help eliminate a harmful antigen.

Nonspecific immunity is often called

The immunity a nursing infant receives from her mother's milk is an example of natural active immunity.

Inborn or innate immunity is an example of the body's specific immunity.