Discovering Lymph Nodes
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Which type of immunity occurs when the body produces its own antibodies in response to harmful agents?

  • Inflammatory immunity
  • Cell-mediated immunity
  • Passive immunity
  • Active immunity (correct)
  • Which type of immunity is transferred and not long-term?

  • Passive immunity (correct)
  • Active immunity
  • Cell-mediated immunity
  • Inflammatory immunity
  • Which of the following are examples of inflammatory mediators?

  • Histamine, kinins, prostaglandins, leukotrienes (correct)
  • Redness, pain, heat, swelling
  • Antibodies, interleukins, lymphocytes, pyrogens
  • Macrophages, chemotaxis, B cells, T cells
  • What is the term used to describe the attraction of other white blood cells to the area by inflammatory mediators?

    <p>Chemotaxis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the classic signs of inflammation?

    <p>Heat, redness, pain, swelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of white blood cell can attack a specific antigen?

    <p>Lymphocytes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of lymphocytes are responsible for antibody-mediated immunity?

    <p>B cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do B cells originate and mature?

    <p>Red bone marrow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do T cells mature before circulating into lymph nodes and the spleen?

    <p>Thymus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the immunity where T cells directly attack pathogens?

    <p>Cell-mediated immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lymph nodes are located in the neck along the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

    <p>Superficial cervical lymph nodes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lymph nodes are located in the pelvis and groin?

    <p>Iliac and inguinal lymph nodes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of lymph nodes?

    <p>Defence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when lymph nodes physically stop particles from progressing further in the body?

    <p>Mechanical filtration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of immunity is the initial response by the body to eliminate microbes and prevent infection?

    <p>Innate immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of immunity takes many days to become protective and reacts to specific antigens?

    <p>Adaptive immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the afferent lymph vessels do?

    <p>Bring filtered fluids from the body into the lymph node</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the efferent lymph vessels do?

    <p>Carry clean fluid away from the lymph node</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of cells line the walls of the lymph node channels and remove microorganisms and other injurious particles?

    <p>Macrophages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when biological filtration occurs in the lymph nodes?

    <p>Phagocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of lymph nodes is located just above the bend of the elbow?

    <p>Superficial cubital lymph nodes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lymph nodes are found in the underarm and chest area?

    <p>Axillary lymph nodes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when immune cells in the lymph node remove microorganisms and other injurious particles?

    <p>Phagocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of immunity is the immunity one is born with?

    <p>Innate immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which lymph nodes are located in the pelvis and groin?

    <p>Iliac and inguinal lymph nodes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of lymph nodes?

    <p>Defence and hematopoiesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of immunity refers to antigen specific defense mechanisms that take many days to become protective?

    <p>Adaptive immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of immunity is transferred and not long-term?

    <p>Humoral immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of immunity occurs when the body produces its own antibodies in response to harmful agents?

    <p>Humoral immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of immunity is the initial response by the body to eliminate microbes and prevent infection?

    <p>Innate immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of immunity is the initial response by the body to eliminate microbes and prevent infection?

    <p>Inflammatory immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of cells line the walls of the lymph node channels and remove microorganisms and other injurious particles?

    <p>Macrophages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the process when lymph nodes physically stop particles from progressing further in the body?

    <p>Filtration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of immunity takes many days to become protective and reacts to specific antigens?

    <p>Active immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of lymphocytes are responsible for cell-mediated immunity?

    <p>T cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do inflammatory mediators pyrogens attract?

    <p>Fever</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of T cells directly attack infected cells?

    <p>Killer T cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of lymphocytes are responsible for antibody-mediated immunity?

    <p>B cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the chemical factors released from tissue cells and white blood cells that produce the classic signs of inflammation?

    <p>Leukotrienes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do B cells originate and mature?

    <p>Red bone marrow</p> Signup and view all the answers

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