BIOL 431 – Lymphatic-Immune
Presentations Exam Questions and
Answers
COVID19 - ANSWER-contracted through aerosol droplets and cause respiratory
issues
lymphoma - ANSWER-- cancer of the lymphatic system
- most common: non-hodgkins lymphoma
- begins when lymphocyte develops genetic mutation that tells cells to multiply
rapidly
- old lymphocytes don't die and continue to multiply
- overcrowds lymph nodes
lymphoma - ANSWER-cancer of the lymph nodes
flu shot - ANSWER-- vaccine via needle and protects against 3-4 flu viruses
- should get during early fall season
- vaccine produces 3-4 different antibodies and helps make antibodies if you are
ever infected with predicted virus strains
flu shot - ANSWER-protects against 3-4 influenza A and B predicted strains
plant allergy - ANSWER-- urushiol in poison ivy that penetrates skin and causes T
cell mediated immune response
- goes away ~3 weeks
- causes dermal vasculature/edema
- affects 85% of Americans
moderna coronavirus vaccination - ANSWER-- gives instructions to our cells to make
"spike protein"
- spike protein is fund on the surface of virus that causes COVID-19
- 2 doses 28 days apart
rheumatoid arthritis - ANSWER-- autoimmune disease
- mistakenly attacks our own body's healthy cells
- no known causes
- no cures
- RA affects draining and transport --> build up in nodules and becomes swollen from
inflammation and enlarged
pfizer coronavirus vaccination - ANSWER-- can prevent you from getting COVID
- given 2 doses 21 days apart
- first emergency FDA approved vaccine
Presentations Exam Questions and
Answers
COVID19 - ANSWER-contracted through aerosol droplets and cause respiratory
issues
lymphoma - ANSWER-- cancer of the lymphatic system
- most common: non-hodgkins lymphoma
- begins when lymphocyte develops genetic mutation that tells cells to multiply
rapidly
- old lymphocytes don't die and continue to multiply
- overcrowds lymph nodes
lymphoma - ANSWER-cancer of the lymph nodes
flu shot - ANSWER-- vaccine via needle and protects against 3-4 flu viruses
- should get during early fall season
- vaccine produces 3-4 different antibodies and helps make antibodies if you are
ever infected with predicted virus strains
flu shot - ANSWER-protects against 3-4 influenza A and B predicted strains
plant allergy - ANSWER-- urushiol in poison ivy that penetrates skin and causes T
cell mediated immune response
- goes away ~3 weeks
- causes dermal vasculature/edema
- affects 85% of Americans
moderna coronavirus vaccination - ANSWER-- gives instructions to our cells to make
"spike protein"
- spike protein is fund on the surface of virus that causes COVID-19
- 2 doses 28 days apart
rheumatoid arthritis - ANSWER-- autoimmune disease
- mistakenly attacks our own body's healthy cells
- no known causes
- no cures
- RA affects draining and transport --> build up in nodules and becomes swollen from
inflammation and enlarged
pfizer coronavirus vaccination - ANSWER-- can prevent you from getting COVID
- given 2 doses 21 days apart
- first emergency FDA approved vaccine
