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Lymph is largely composed of water that has escaped from ________.
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blood
saliva
cerebrospinal fluid
tears
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From what part of the body does the right lymphatic duct collects lymph?
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right leg
left side of the head
right arm
right and left legs
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Lymph is largely composed of water that has escaped from ________.
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From what part of the body does the right lymphatic duct collects lymph?
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Which blood vessels receive lymph from the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct?
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Which one of the following is NOT a mechanism that aids lymph return to the heart?
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A lymph node is indicated by ________.
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A lymph capillary is indicated by ________.
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Jill felt small, swollen structures under her chin in her neck during a recent head cold. She probably had swollen ________.
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Which lymphatic organ's major job is to destroy worn-out red blood cells and return some of the products to the liver?
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Which of the following lymphoid organs functions at peak level during youth?
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The Peyer's patches are indicated by ________.
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The spleen is indicated by ________.
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The tonsils are indicated by ________.
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The thymus is indicated by ________.
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Excess accumulation of fluid, which impairs the exchange of materials within the tissues, is called ________.
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All lymph flows in a one-way system toward the ________.
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Peyer's patches and the tonsils are part of the collection of small lymphoid tissues that protect the upper respiratory and digestive tracts from infection and are referred to as ________.
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Which of the following are harmful or disease-causing microorganisms from which nonspecific defenses protect the body?
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Redness, heat, swelling, and pain are the four most common indicators of ________.
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What mediates the adaptive defense system (specific defense system)?
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The binding of complement proteins to certain sugar or proteins on a foreign cell's surface is called ________.
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What small proteins are secreted by virus-infected cells to help defend cells that have not yet been infected?
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A(an)________ is any substance capable of mobilizing our immune system and provoking an immune response.
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What are troublesome small molecules or incomplete antigens that may mount an attack that is harmful rather than protective called?
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T cells or B cells that are capable of responding to a specific antigen by binding to it with antigen-specific receptors that appear on the lymphocyte's surface are considered ________.
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Which of the following is NOT a cell that behaves as an antigen-presenting cell (APC)?
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Active immunity to tetanus, whooping cough, and polio can be artificially acquired when we receive ________.
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Antibodies provided by serum from an immune donor or an animal donor do not challenge the B cells and thus provide ________.
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What type of cell specializes in killing virus-infected, cancer, or foreign graft cells directly?
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What are tissue grafts harvested from a different animal species called?
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Systemic (body-wide) acute allergic response caused by allergens that directly enter the blood, as with certain bee stings or spider bites, is called ________.
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AIDS cripples the immune system by interfering with the activity of cells called ________.
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Which system is a functional system, not an organ system in the anatomical sense, that consists of innate and adaptive defense mechanisms?
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What is the body's first line of defense against the invasion of disease-causing microorganisms?
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The adaptive (specific) defense system ________.
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Which one of the following is NOT one of the nonspecific body defenses?
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The process by which neutrophils are squeezed through the capillary walls during the inflammatory process is called ________.
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Which of the following best describes positive chemotaxis?
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The inflammatory process begins with release of chemicals, which do all of the following EXCEPT ________.
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Membrane attack complexes (MAC) form holes in attacked cells causing them to burst; this is a result of ________.
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What does fever accomplish?
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Which of the following is NOT applicable to the third line of defense?
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Humoral immunity is provided by ________.
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Which statement regarding the role of T lymphocytes (T cells) is true?
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Where do B cells develop immunocompetence?
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How do plasma cells assist with humoral immunity?
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Due to a recent respiratory illness from a viral infection, Jennifer has now developed ________.
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Which portion of the antibody's structure determines the antibody's class?
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Which abundant antibody is the only one to cross the placental barrier?
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Which statement is true of antibody IgE?
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Which one of the following is NOT an autoimmune disease?