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| What is the protein-containing fluid within lymphatic vessels? |
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| What structure stores blood platelets? |
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| What structure receives lymph from most of the body? |
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| What are the small organs intimately associated with lymphatic vessels? |
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| What is the largest lymphatic organ? |
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| T/F? Lymph always flows away from the heart. |
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| T/F? All the lymphoid organs are well developed before birth. |
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| T/F? If even a small part of the spleen is left in a ten-year-old child, it will most likely regenerate itself. |
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| T/F? The most important role of the spleen is to provide a site for lymphocyte proliferation and immune surveillance and response. |
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| T/F? The simplest lymphoid organs are the lymph nodes. |
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| Small organs associated with lymphatic vessels are termed ___. |
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Which of the following would NOT be classified as a lymphatic structure?
a.) pancreas
b.) spleen
c.) tonsils
d.) Peyer's patches of the intestine |
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| Which fluid does the lymph system return to the blood in excessive amounts? |
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| Which lymphatic structure drains lymph from the right upper limb and the right side of the head and thorax? |
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| Lymph nodes filter ___ and return it to the ___. |
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| Lymphoid tissue that appears as a swelling of the mucosa in the oral cavity is called a ___. |
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Large clusters of lymph nodes occur in all of the following locations EXCEPT the ___.
a.) inguinal region
b.) cervical region
c.) axillary region
d.) lower extremities |
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Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic system?
a.) draining excess interstitial fluid
b.) carrying out immune responses
c.) transporting dietary fats
d.) transporting respiratory gases |
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| transporting respiratory gases |
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| What is the immune system's first line of defense? |
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| intact skin and mucous membranes |
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| What is the immune system's second line of defense? |
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| What is the immune system's third line of defense? |
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| what is the innate defense system? |
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| inflammatory response and skin and mucous membranes |
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| What is the adaptive defense system? |
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| T/F? Fever is seldom beneficial because it speeds up the cellular metabolic rate and will not allow antigen-antibody reactions to occur. |
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| The only T cells that can directly attack and kill other cells are the ___. |
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| are the only T cells that can directly attack and kill other cells |
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| What is the structure that binds to antigens to prevent them from reproducing? |
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| What is a substance that the body sees as a foreign substance? |
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| Cancer cells can be killed by what? |
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