COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS (ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY) 2024
All of the following statements are true of most lymph tissues except?
a. they house lymphocytes and macrophages.
b. they are largely composed of reticular connective tissue.
c. they are the site of lymphocyte proliferation.
d. the B lymphocytes are able to secrete antigens into the blood - (answers)the B
lymphocytes are able to secrete antigens into the blood
Which of the following contributes to the flow of lymph through lymphatic vessels
a) The pumping of the heart
b) The milking action of skeletal muscle contraction
c) Pressure changes in the thorax that result from breathing
d) Both b and c - (answers)Both b and c
Lymph tends to stall inside the lymph nodes due to:
a) small-diameter spaces within the medulla.
b) the large volume of lymph entering the node.
c) fewer efferent lymphatic vessels than afferent lymphatic vessels.
d) fewer afferent lymphatic vessels than efferent lymphatic vessels. -
(answers)fewer efferent lymphatic vessels than afferent lymphatic vessels.
,In order for some phagocytes to destroy certain pathogens they have ingested, what
must be employed?
a) lysosomes
b) diapedesis
c) respiratory burst
d) complement - (answers)respiratory burst
The thoracic duct receives lymph from?
a) upper left
b) upper right
c) lower body
d) both a & c - (answers)both a & c
What would be the clinical sign you will notice if there are blockages in the
lymphatic circulation?
a) redness
b) swelling
c) itching
d) heat - (answers)swelling
What is found in the spleen, red bone marrow & lymph nodes that fight microbes?
a) Lymph
b) Natural killer cells
, c) Inflammation
d) Red blood cells - (answers)Natural killer cells
An autoimmune disease is ?
a) genetic disorder
b) immune reactions against self.
c) aquired from others
d) allergic reaction - (answers)immune reactions against self
Phagosomes fuse with what cell organell of the phagocyte?
a) peroxisome
b) lysosome
c) nucleus
d) ribosome - (answers)lysosome
Red pulp of the spleen is most concerned with filtering ----------; White pulp is
most concerned with __________
a) immunity; new RBC formation
b) filtering lymph; T lymphocyte formation
c) blood filtering; immunity
d) urine formation; blood filtering - (answers)blood filtering; immunity
The process in which antibodies coat foreign pathogens is called