Deck 12: Lymphatic and Immune System

Question 1

Which of the following is an abbreviation for an immunoglobulin?

A)I
B)Ig
C)IM
D)Im
E)IOG

Answer 1

Ig

Question 2

What is the term for a virus with an RNA core?

A)Ribonucleic virus
B)Incomplete virus
C)Replicating virus
D)Retrovirus
E)Endovirus A retrovirus is a virus that replicates in a host cell by converting its RNA core into DNA.

Answer 2

Retrovirus

Question 3

What does the root in the word incubation mean?

A)Infection
B)Immune
C)Form
D)Process
E)Hatch, sit on

Answer 3

Hatch, sit on

Question 4

When HIV invades the brain, what is the resultant condition?

A)Alzheimer's disease
B)Kaposi's sarcoma
C)Dementia
D)Cerebral palsy
E)Encephalitis

Question 5

What does the suffix in the word opportunistic mean?

A)Invasive
B)Access
C)Optional
D)Pertaining to
E)Advantageous

Question 6

HIV can be found in all of these body fluids EXCEPT

A)Sweat
B)Tears
C)Saliva
D)Vaginal secretions
E)Breast milk

Question 7

Which of the following laboratory tests measures the quantity of HIV in the blood?

A)HIV assay
B)Viral load counts
C)Hematocrit
D)Viral percents
E)Complete blood count

Question 8

In the term autoimmune, what does the prefix mean?

A)Against
B)Automatic
C)Self, same
D)Strange
E)Foreign

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

What does the word lavage mean?

A)Suctioning secretions
B)Washing out a hollow cavity
C)Digital examination
D)Surgical removal of
E)Removal of fluid

Question 11

Why is the development of natural immunity to HIV so difficult?

A)The infection immediately overwhelms the immune system.
B)HIV lives inside the red blood cells.
C)About 1 percent of the HIV's genes mutate every year.
D)HIV produces antibodies against human antigens.
E)The human immune system does not recognize the HIV as an invader.

Question 12

The type of cancer often seen in patients with AIDS is

A)Kaposi sarcoma
B)Crohn blastoma
C)von Willebrand adenoma
D)Shiley sarcoma
E)Fowler carcinoma

Question 13

What does the suffix in the term allogen mean?

A)Producing
B)Begin
C)Same
D)Within
E)Strange

Question 14

In the term macrophage, what does the prefix refer to?

A)Abnormal condition
B)Tissue
C)Large
D)To eat
E)Many, much

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a common way in which the human immunodeficiency virus can be transmitted?

A)Sexual intercourse
B)Mosquito bite
C)Sharing needles
D)Contaminated blood products
E)Transplacental transmission

Question 16

What is the term that describes an immediate, severe, allergic response?

A)Autoimmune
B)Anaphylaxis
C)Hemorrhage
D)Evisceration
E)Urticaria

Question 17

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) invades a helper T (CD4) cell where it generates new DNA and can stay dormant in the cell for months or years. The term dormant means that the virus is

A)sleeping
B)hibernating
C)Inactive
D)reproducing
E)dying

Question 18

What is the term that means a reaction to tissue transplanted from another person?

A)Alloimmune
B)Autoimmune
C)Antigen immune
D)Discrimination
E)Specificity

Question 19

A skin graft taken from another person or cadaver is referred to as a (n) ____________.

A)Intergraft
B)Allogen
C)Dermograft
D)Allograft
E)Integugraft

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

What does the prefix in the word transplant mean?

A)Redo
B)Into
C)Over
D)Around
E)Across

Question 22

____________ in the lymph nodes break down any foreign matter that enters the body.

A)T cells
B)Helper cells
C)Filters
D)Macrophages
E)Leukocytes

Question 23

The lymphatic system absorbs excess interstitial fluid and returns it to the ___________.

A)kidney.
B)liver.
C)stomach.
D)intestine.
E)bloodstream.

Question 24

What is the medical term for a substance that produces a hypersensitivity reaction?

A)Irritant
B)Chemical
C)Pollen
D)Allergy
E)Allergen

Question 25

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

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 26

The lymphatic capillaries and vessels are located

A)in the bone marrow.
B)along the spinal cord.
C)in the bones of the body.
D)in the interstitial spaces.
E)in the cartilage.

Question 27

The right lymphatic duct drains into the right ___________________

A)atrium.
B)subclavian vein.
C)ventricle.
D)inferior vena cava.
E)jugular vein.

Question 28

The greatest concentration of lymph nodes lie

A)in the neck, axilla, and groin.
B)along the blood capillaries.
C)near joints.
D)in the soft tissues of the low back.
E)throughout the abdomen.

Question 29

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

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

Question 30

What is an antibody?

A)A cell
B)A protein
C)An enzyme
D)A catalyst
E)A saccharide

Question 31

Which of the following is removed from the tissues by the lymphatic system?

A)Minerals
B)Albumin
C)Macrophages
D)Debris
E)Sodium

Question 32

Transplant immunity causes which of the following reactions?

A)Rejection
B)Acceptance
C)Rejuvenation
D)Elongation
E)Avoidance

Question 33

An exaggerated, abnormal reaction to an allergen is called a (n) _________________reaction.

A)Hypersensitivity
B)Hyperimmune
C)Excessive response
D)Histamine
E)Anaphylactic

Question 34

What type of cell is produced by the lymphatic system?

A)Endothelial
B)Immune
C)Epidermal
D)Intimal
E)Nerve

Question 35

What type of genetic abnormality is often sex-linked, so that boys are affected more often than girls?

A)Immunosuppression
B)Acquired immunodeficiency
C)Congenital immunodeficiency
D)Chromosomal immunodeficiency
E)Retroviral immunodeficiency

Question 36

When interstitial fluid enters the lymphatic capillaries, it is known as

A)debris
B)a solution
C)lymph
D)plasma
E)a conduit

Question 37

Which of the following terms refer to the failure of the immune system caused by an outside agent?

A)Immunology
B)Antigen production
C)Infection
D)Immunosuppression
E)Vaccination

Question 38

What is the term for a group of proteins in serum that finish off the work of antibodies to destroy bacteria and other cells?

A)Enzymes
B)Helper T cells
C)Complement
D)Macrophages
E)Lymph nodes

Question 39

What is the name of a preparation to generate active immunity?

A)Autoimmune
B)Hypersensitivity
C)Tincture
D)Solution
E)Vaccine

Question 40

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

A)1 minute
B)2-3 seconds
C)10 minutes
D)1.5 minutes
E)39 seconds

Question 41

The process used by macrophages to destroy bacteria and remove foreign matter is called_______________________.

A)Ingestosis
B)Elimination
C)Phagocytosis
D)Phagonecrosis
E)Histoplasmosis

Question 42

What does the suffix in the word immunologist mean?

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

Question 43

Where do monocytes come from?

A)Blood
B)The liver
C)The tonsils
D)Bone
E)Neurons

Question 44

All of the following are types of T cells EXCEPT

A)Cytotoxic cells
B)Helper cells
C)Memory cells
D)Suppressor cells
E)Amorphous cells

Question 45

Which of the following statements is true regarding antibodies?

A)All antibodies are immunoglobulins.
B)All antibodies are produced by the bone marrow.
C)Antibodies are functional for only 72 hours.
D)Antibodies are able to carry oxygen.
E)Antibodies are composed of insulin receptor sites.

Question 46

What does the combining form in the word pathogen mean?

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

Question 47

The function of antibodies is to

A)Ingest the antigen
B)Mark pathogens for destruction
C)Mobilize and synthesize specific antigens
D)Secrete toxins that destroy antigens
E)Suppress antigen production

Question 48

The plural form of the word antibody is

A)anti bodies.
B)antibodyes.
C)antibodum.
D)antibodia.
E)antiboda.

Question 49

Which of the following cells begins the defensive response against a specific antigen?

A)Basophils
B)Helper T cells
C)Endothelial cells
D)Memory cells
E)B lymphocytes

Question 50

B lymphocytes mature in the _________________.

A)thymus
B)abdomen
C)lymph node
D)bone marrow
E)spleen

Question 51

Where is the location of lymphocytes in organs with passages that open to the exterior of the body?

A)At the opening to the outside of the body
B)Within the belly of the organ
C)In the cortex of the organ
D)In the connective tissue and mucous membranes
E)In the outer lining of the organ

Question 52

The failure of suppressor T cells to function properly may result in which of the following conditions?

A)Autoimmune disease
B)Anaphylactic shock
C)Disseminated intravascular coagulation
D)Multiple organ failure
E)Septic shock

Question 53

What is the meaning of the root in the word pollutant?

A)Unclean
B)Pus
C)Pertaining to
D)Chemical
E)Preference

Question 54

What does the suffix in the word lymphatic mean?

A)Water
B)White
C)Cleanse
D)Pertaining to
E)Similar to

Question 55

What does the T in T cells stands for?

A)Thymus
B)Timely
C)Total
D)Thorax
E)Tester

Question 56

__________is the medical term that means the state of being protected.

A)Immunology
B)Immunize
C)Immunity
D)Immune
E)Immuno suppressed

Question 57

Mature, activated B cells are called

A)beta-plus cells
B)plasma cells
C)plasminogen
D)helper cells
E)null cells

Question 58

Which of the following is defined as a circumscribed mass of tissue?

A)Organ
B)Node
C)Ganglia
D)Hive
E)Carcinoma

Question 59

The structure which begins in the abdomen at the level of the second lumbar vertebra and empties into the left subclavian vein is the

A)aorta
B)lymph nodes
C)inferior vena cava
D)left thoracic duct
E)portal vein

Question 60

What medical term means to make resistant to an infectious disease?

A)Inoculate
B)Immunize
C)Inject
D)Parenteral
E)Antibody

Question 61

Which of the following terms means the process of ingestion and destruction?

A)Blastosis
B)Parasitic
C)Phagocytic
D)Phagocytosis
E)Lysis

Question 62

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

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

Question 63

Which of the following procedures is NOT used to diagnose Hodgkin lymphoma?

A)Complete blood count
B)Bone marrow biopsy
C)X-ray
D)CT scan
E)MRI

Question 64

Of following cells, which one is NOT lymphatic tissue?

A)T cells
B)Null cells
C)Macrophages
D)B cells
E)H cells

Question 65

During what period in the lifespan is the thymus gland at its maximum size?

A)At puberty
B)In infancy
C)During childhood
D)In middle age
E)After 70 years of age

Question 66

The organ that is located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen below the diaphragm and lateral to the kidney is the

A)uterus
B)renal artery
C)spleen
D)liver
E)pancreas

Question 67

What does the suffix in the word splenectomy mean?

A)To create an opening
B)Surgical removal of
C)Drainage of fluid
D)To destroy
E)Transplant

Question 68

What does the prefix in the word coreceptor mean?

A)Two
B)Together
C)Across
D)Along
E)Pertaining to

Question 69

A lymphocyte with no surface markers is called a (n) ______________________.

A)Antibody
B)Antigen
C)Null cell
D)Suppressor cell
E)Blast cell

Question 70

The patient has enlarged and tender lymph nodes in the inguinal region. This finding is indicative of a (n)

A)infection
B)hematoma
C)disease
D)abrasion
E)neoplasm

Question 71

What is the correct spelling of the term that means spherical mass of cells containing a cavity or a small cul-de-sac?

A)Follicle
B)Follacle
C)Folicle
D)Folickle
E)Fallicle

Question 72

What is the correct spelling of the term that means the surgical removal of the tonsils?

A)Tonsillectomy
B)Tonsilectomy
C)Tonselectomy
D)Tonsilsectomy
E)Tonselactomy

Question 73

What does the suffix in the term phagocyte mean?

A)To eat
B)To ingest
C)Location
D)Growth
E)Cell

Question 74

Which part of the spleen produces T cells, B cells, and macrophages?

A)White pulp
B)The cortex
C)The medulla
D)The visceral lining
E)Red pulp

Question 75

The lymphatic tissue located at the entrance to the oropharynx is the

A)lymph node
B)nare
C)uvula
D)tonsil
E)epiglottis

Question 76

What does the suffix in the word tonsillitis mean?

A)Excision
B)Inflammation
C)Pertaining to
D)Pain
E)Condition

Question 77

The usual cause of a bacterial infection in the tonsils is

A) E. coli
B) Gram-negative rods
C) RSV
D) Streptococcus
E) Staphylococcus

Question 78

What does the suffix in the word splenomegaly mean?

A)Cutting into
B)New opening or mouth
C)Enlargement
D)Ruptured
E)Removal

Question 79

The _________________serves as a reservoir for erythrocytes and platelets.

A)liver
B)bone marrow
C)aorta
D)spleen
E)tonsil

Question 80

The term lymphadenopathy means

A)cancer of the lymph tissue
B)enlargement of the lymph nodes
C)infection of the lymph and endocrine glands
D)disease of the lymph nodes
E)malfunction of the lymph system