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Human Biology, 16e (Mader)

Chapter 7 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

1) Which of the following is a function of the lymphatic system?

A) take up excess tissue fluid, return it to the bloodstream

B) absorb fats in the intestines

C) help the body defend against disease

D) production, maintenance, and distribution of lymphocytes

E) All of the answer choices are functions of the lymphatic system.

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.01.01 Describe the structure and function of the lymphatic system.

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2) Lymph capillaries drain directly into the right lymphatic duct.

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.01.03 Explain how the lymphatic system interacts with the circulatory system.

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3) What is the name of the lymphatic tissue located in the small intestine and appendix?

A) tonsils

B) nodes

C) polyps

D) adenoids

E) Peyer patches

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.01.01 Describe the structure and function of the lymphatic system.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

4) The lymphatic system plays a role in defending the body against pathogens and maintaining a state of homeostasis.

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.01.01 Describe the structure and function of the lymphatic system.

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5) Which of the following is a lymphatic organ?

A) spleen

B) tonsil

C) thymus

D) red bone marrow

E) All of the answer choices are lymphatic organs.

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.01.01 Describe the structure and function of the lymphatic system.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

6) In what way are lymphatic vessels unlike veins in the cardiovascular system?

A) one-way system

B) contain valves

C) take up excess tissue fluid

D) dependent upon skeletal muscle contraction

E) transport fluid

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 07.01.01 Describe the structure and function of the lymphatic system.

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7) Which of the lymphatic organs is also part of the skeletal system?

A) spleen

B) thymus

C) tonsils

D) red bone marrow

E) lymph nodes

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 07.01.01 Describe the structure and function of the lymphatic system.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

8) Where does the lymphatic system empty into the cardiovascular system?

A) the tonsils and thymus

B) axillary lymph nodes and the spleen

C) inguinal and axillary lymph nodes

D) the thymus and spleen

E) the thoracic and right lymphatic duct

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.01.03 Explain how the lymphatic system interacts with the circulatory system.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

9) Where do T lymphocytes mature?

A) thymus

B) thyroid

C) spleen

D) red bone marrow

E) tonsil

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.01.01 Describe the structure and function of the lymphatic system.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

10) If the lymph system did not do its job, what would be one of the consequences?

A) excess glucose in the bloodstream

B) slow reaction time to external stimuli

C) inability to clot

D) edema in the tissues

E) jaundice

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 5. Evaluate

Learning Outcome: 07.01.02 Explain the origins and components of lymph.

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11) The thymus cleanses the blood from the cardiovascular system of cellular debris and bacteria.

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.01.03 Explain how the lymphatic system interacts with the circulatory system.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

12) One set of the body's defenses is called "innate." In this context, this means

A) they act indiscriminately against all pathogens.

B) they act only on a very specific subset of potential pathogens.

C) they only act internally.

D) phagocytosis is involved.

E) they are lost as we age.

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.02.01 List examples of the body's innate defenses.

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13) Which of the following is considered to be a barrier to entry of a pathogen?

A) intact skin

B) mucous membrane

C) sebaceous secretion

D) acid pH of stomach

E) All of the answer choices are considered to be barriers against pathogens.

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.02.01 List examples of the body's innate defenses.

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14) How can normal flora be barriers to entry?

A) They cause an inflammatory response that kills pathogenic bacteria upon contact.

B) They phagocytize any pathogenic bacteria that attempt to infect.

C) They use up nutrients and release wastes, preventing pathogenic bacteria from gaining a foothold.

D) They release histamine, which causes blood vessels to become permeable.

E) They activate the complement system, which punches holes in the invading pathogen.

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 07.02.01 List examples of the body's innate defenses.

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15) What are the main cell types involved in the inflammatory response?

A) eosinophils and neutrophils

B) eosinophils and basophils

C) basophils and macrophages

D) neutrophils and macrophages

E) normal flora (bacteria mostly)

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.02.02 Summarize the events in the inflammatory response.

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16) Which of the following is a sign of inflammation?

A) redness

B) heat

C) swelling

D) pain

E) All of the answer choices are signs of inflammation.

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.02.02 Summarize the events in the inflammatory response.

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17) Monocytes become what type of cell in the tissue?

A) neutrophils

B) eosinophils

C) basophils

D) macrophages

E) red blood cells

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.02.02 Summarize the events in the inflammatory response.

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18) Inflammation is normally a self-limiting process.

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.02.02 Summarize the events in the inflammatory response.

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19) Certain complement proteins kill foreign microbes by

A) creating interferon.

B) causing them to burst.

C) inactivating their ribosomes.

D) agglutinating them.

E) destroying their nucleic acids.

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.02.03 Explain the role of the complement system.

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20) The reason the complement system is called that is because it

A) is part of the inflammatory response.

B) helps other immune responses.

C) involves chemical barriers to entry.

D) produces T and B cells.

E) is composed of normal flora.

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.02.03 Explain the role of the complement system.

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21) The membrane attack complex of the complement system is not effective against viruses.

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 5. Evaluate

Learning Outcome: 07.02.03 Explain the role of the complement system.

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22) T cells can recognize antigens because they

A) have enzymes which react with antigens.

B) possess specific antigen receptors.

C) produce antibodies.

D) possess fimbrae.

E) become plasma cells.

Section: 07.03

Topic: Adaptive Immunity

Bloom's: 3. Apply

Learning Outcome: 07.03.01 Explain the role of an antigen in the adaptive defenses.

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23) Which of the following is the correct order in the formation of antibodies?

A) antigen binds to BCR; B cell divides; B cell activated; plasma cells form

B) B cell activated; antigen binds to BCR; B cell divides; plasma cells form

C) plasma cells form; B cell activated; B cell divides; antigen binds to BCR

D) antigen binds to BCR; B cell activated; B cell divides; plasma cells form

E) plasma cells form; B cell divides; B cell activated; antigen binds to BCR

Section: 07.03

Topic: Adaptive Immunity

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.03.01 Explain the role of an antigen in the adaptive defenses.

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24) What is the definition of an antigen?

A) anything the immune system recognizes as foreign to the body

B) a protein produced by plasma cells that attacks pathogens

C) a type of white blood cell

D) a part of the membrane attack complex of the complement system

E) a form of immune deficiency

Section: 07.03

Topic: Adaptive Immunity

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.03.01 Explain the role of an antigen in the adaptive defenses.

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25) The acquired defense system only recognizes and destroys cells with antigens that come from outside the body.

Section: 07.04

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.04.01 Distinguish between active and passive immunity.

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26) What are the first antibodies produced by a plasma cell?

A) IgG

B) IgE

C) IgM

D) IgD

E) IgA

Section: 07.03

Topic: Adaptive Immunity

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.03.02 Summarize the process of antibody-mediated immunity and list the cells involved in the process.

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27) In antibody-mediated immunity, where does the antigen first bind?

A) memory cell

B) plasma cell

C) BCR

D) helper T cell

E) TCR

Section: 07.03

Topic: Adaptive Immunity

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.03.02 Summarize the process of antibody-mediated immunity and list the cells involved in the process.

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28) Phil was exposed to parasitic worms on a recent field trip to the tropics. Under these conditions, which antibody levels would be higher than normal?

A) IgA

B) IgG

C) IgD

D) IgM

E) IgE

Section: 07.03

Topic: Adaptive Immunity

Bloom's: 3. Apply

Learning Outcome: 07.03.02 Summarize the process of antibody-mediated immunity and list the cells involved in the process.

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29) What two sites are involved in the production and maturation of T lymphocytes?

A) thyroid and tonsils

B) tonsils and thymus

C) bone marrow and thymus

D) bone marrow and thyroid

E) tonsils and bone marrow

Section: 07.03

Topic: Adaptive Immunity

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.03.03 Summarize the process of cell-mediated immunity and list the cells involved in the process.

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30) Shaun was in need of a kidney transplant. What is the most important thing that needs to match between him and the kidney donor?

A) TCR

B) MHC

C) PCR

D) HCG

E) EKG

Section: 07.03

Topic: Adaptive Immunity

Bloom's: 3. Apply

Learning Outcome: 07.03.03 Summarize the process of cell-mediated immunity and list the cells involved in the process.

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31) Cytotoxic T cells contain which type of molecules that punch holes in the plasma membranes of potential pathogens?

A) steroid

B) interferon

C) antioxidant

D) complement

E) perforin

Section: 07.03

Topic: Adaptive Immunity

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.03.03 Summarize the process of cell-mediated immunity and list the cells involved in the process.

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32) In ________ immunity, the individual produces antibodies against particular pathogens, while in ________ immunity, the individual is given specific antibodies against a pathogen.

A) active; neutral

B) passive; neutral

C) active; passive

D) passive; active

E) neutral; active

Section: 07.04

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.04.01 Distinguish between active and passive immunity.

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33) What do having the measles and being vaccinated against the measles have in common?

A) They are both forms of active immunity.

B) They are both forms of neutral immunity.

C) They are both forms of passive immunity.

D) They are both forms of an infection.

E) They are both forms of an immune deficiency.

Section: 07.04

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 07.04.01 Distinguish between active and passive immunity.

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34) The RhoGAM shot given to Rh-negative mothers with an Rh-positive fetus is an example of what type of immunity?

A) active

B) passive

C) nonspecific

D) general

E) neutral

Section: 07.04

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 3. Apply

Learning Outcome: 07.04.01 Distinguish between active and passive immunity.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

35) If you were vaccinated against the mumps virus and later exposed to it, you would still be infected, but it would not be as bad as if you had never been vaccinated.

Section: 07.04

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.04.01 Distinguish between active and passive immunity.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

36) Cytokines are signaling molecules produced by T lymphocytes.

Section: 07.04

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.04.02 Recognize the importance of cytokines in immunity.

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37) Cytokines assist in regulating white blood cell formation.

Section: 07.04

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.04.02 Recognize the importance of cytokines in immunity.

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38) Before working at the hospital, Beth was given a Mantoux skin test to detect tuberculosis. If it were positive, the site of the test would become hardened and red. What type of response is this?

A) anaphylactic

B) histamine

C) immediate allergic

D) delayed allergic

E) B-cell mediated

Section: 07.05

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 3. Apply

Learning Outcome: 07.05.01 Explain what causes an allergic reaction.

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39) Cytokines are being investigated for a possible treatment of which disease?

A) AIDS

B) pneumonia

C) hepatitis

D) tuberculosis

E) malaria

Section: 07.04

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.04.02 Recognize the importance of cytokines in immunity.

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40) When stung by a bee, Jackie goes into anaphylactic shock. This should be quickly treated with

A) epinephrine.

B) histamine.

C) cytokines.

D) interferon.

E) a vaccination.

Section: 07.05

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.05.01 Explain what causes an allergic reaction.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

41) Describe the function of the thymus as it relates to the lymphatic system.

1. Produces thymatic hormones such as thymosin.

2. Immature T lymphocytes migrate from the bone marrow through the bloodstream to the thymus, where they mature.

Section: 07.01

Topic: Human Lymphatic System

Bloom's: 6. Create

Learning Outcome: 07.01.01 Describe the structure and function of the lymphatic system.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

42) Which of the following is an autoimmune disease?

A) rheumatic fever

B) rheumatoid arthritis

C) systemic lupus erythematosus

D) myasthenia gravis

E) All of the answer choices are autoimmune diseases.

Section: 07.05

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.05.02 Identify the effects of autoimmune diseases on the body.

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43) List and describe the body's innate defenses.

1. physical and chemical barriers to entry: the skin and mucous membranes act as a first line of defense, preventing pathogens from entering the body.

2. inflammatory response: this is the second line of defense. If pathogens have entered the body, inflammation employs neutrophils and macrophages to surround and kill pathogens.

3. protective proteins: the protective proteins are involved in and amplify the inflammatory response. They can bind to mast cells and trigger histamine release.

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 6. Create

Learning Outcome: 07.02.01 List examples of the body's innate defenses.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

44) An allergic response is an overreaction of the immune system.

Section: 07.05

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.05.01 Explain what causes an allergic reaction.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

45) Histamine, released during inflammation, is associated with which defense mechanism?

A) innate

B) active

C) complementary

D) cell-mediated

E) adaptive

Section: 07.02

Topic: Innate Immunity

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.02.01 List examples of the body's innate defenses.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

46) In SCID, antibodies are missing, but T cells function normally.

Section: 07.05

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 4. Analyze

Learning Outcome: 07.05.02 Identify the effects of autoimmune diseases on the body.

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47) Explain the presence and function of the IgA class of antibodies.

Section: 07.03

Topic: Adaptive Immunity

Bloom's: 6. Create

Learning Outcome: 07.03.02 Summarize the process of antibody-mediated immunity and list the cells involved in the process.

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48) All autoimmune diseases are caused strictly by environmental factors, such as viral infections.

Section: 07.05

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.05.02 Identify the effects of autoimmune diseases on the body.

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49) Which class of antibodies plays a role in activating the complement and clumping cells?

A) IgM

B) IgG

C) IgA

D) IgD

E) IgE

Section: 07.03

Topic: Adaptive Immunity

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.03.02 Summarize the process of antibody-mediated immunity and list the cells involved in the process.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

50) People with allergies do not produce IgE.

Section: 07.05

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 2. Understand

Learning Outcome: 07.05.01 Explain what causes an allergic reaction.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

51) Which autoimmune disease is associated with an inflammatory response that can damage the heart muscle and valves?

A) rheumatic fever

B) rheumatoid arthritis

C) myasthenia gravis

D) AIDS

E) tuberculosis

Section: 07.05

Topic: Immune System

Bloom's: 1. Remember

Learning Outcome: 07.05.02 Identify the effects of autoimmune diseases on the body.

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

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