Exam 13: Lymphatic System and Defenses Against Disease

Lymph is filtered and cleansed by the ________ before it is returned to the bloodstream.

The skin and mucous membranes can be considered as a ____________, a part of innate immunity.

The antibody active in agglutination or clumping of antigens is

How does vaccination work?

B cells that respond to the same antigen and are derived from a single cell are referred to as

The immunity that one receives from their mother both pre-natal and post-natal is referred to as

________ are large phagocytic, pathogen-destroying cells in body tissues.

Only lymphocytes possessing ________ that can bind with the ________ on an invading pathogen are involved in the immune response against it.

In children born without a thymus, which would be the most serious symptom?

There are ______ sub-types of T cells recognized to participate in the immune response.

In adults, the largest lymphoid organ is/are the _____________.

During bacterial infections, the accumulation of dead cells, immune cells, and chemical mediators that form a thick whitish fluid is called

_________ results when a person receives a vaccine that triggers a primary immune response and leaves memory T and B lymphocytes to initiate an attack if the pathogen re-enters the body.

Lymphocytes originate in _________ and, after maturation, move into _________ where they divide to produce large populations.

The enzyme found in tears, saliva, and nasal secretions that acts to destroy bacteria is __________.