Ch 14 Lymphatic Practice Exam

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1. Lymph 
 
A. is excess interstitial tissue fluid that passes into lymph capillaries.
B. is very similar in composition to blood plasma.
C. would produce edema and tissue damage if not removed.
D. is called chyle where fats are absorbed in intestinal lacteals.
E. has all of these properties.

2. Which of these is NOT a function of the lymphatic system? 

 
A. helps to maintain tissue fluid balance
B. is part of the body's defense system
C. transports fat and other substances absorbed by the digestive tract
D. produces red blood cells
E. All of these are normal functions of the lymphatic system.

3. Which of these processes assist in the transport of lymph from the lower limbs? 
 
A. gravity
B. contraction of facial muscles
C. contraction of skeletal muscles surrounding lymph vessels
D. contraction of smooth muscles in blood vessel walls
E. None of these assist transport of lymph through lymph vessels.

4. Functions of lymph nodes include 

 
A. suppressing the immune system.
B. removing microorganisms and foreign substances from lymph.
C. returning tissue fluid to the arteries.
D. filtering out the fat molecules present in lymph.
E. both suppressing the immune system and removing microorganisms and foreign substances from lymph.

 
5. The spleen 
 
A. filters blood instead of lymph.
B. contains macrophages in the red pulp that remove foreign substances and worn-out red blood cells.
C. has white pulp surrounding the central arteries.
D. has red pulp surrounding the venous sinuses.
E. has all of these characteristics.

6. In innate immunity, 

 
A. immunity to a substance is produced only after exposure to that substance.
B. each time the body is exposed to a particular substance, the response is the same.
C. the ability to recognize and remember a particular substance is important.
D. both immunity to a substance is produced only after exposure to that substance and each time the body is
exposed to a particular substance, the response is the same.
E. All of these are properties of innate immunity.

7. All the innate immunity mechanisms below are correctly matched with a correct example EXCEPT: 
 
A. mechanical mechanisms — skin and mucous membranes
B. chemicals mediators — lysozyme
C. phagocytic cells — lymphocytes
D. inflammatory cells — mast cells
E. All of these are correctly paired.

8. Chemical substances that are found on the cell surface and kill microorganisms or prevent their entry into
cells include all of these EXCEPT 
 
A. lysozyme.
B. sebum.
C. mucus.
D. complement.

9. A protein is produced and secreted by virally infected cells and binds to the surface of neighboring cells. This
protein causes the neighboring cells to produce antiviral proteins called 
 
A. complements.
B. mucus.
C. interferons.
D. histamine.
E. kinin.

 
10. Macrophages 
 
A. are monocytes that leave the blood and enlarge.
B. have a single, unlobed nucleus.
C. can be called dust cells, Kupffer cells, or microglia.
D. operate in the later stages of an infection.
E. have all of these characteristics.

11. In addition to leaving the blood in response to an infection, monocytes/macrophages also 

 
A. cause inflammation.
B. produce interferon.
C. directly cause increased vascular permeability.
D. are found in uninfected tissues.
E. can become lymphocytes.

12. When chemical substances released from microorganisms or damaged tissue attract leukocytes, the process
is called 
 
A. phagocytosis.
B. complement activation.
C. chemotaxis.
D. interferon production.
E. cell lysis.

13. Nonmotile cells in connective tissue that release inflammatory chemicals are called 
 
A. macrophages.
B. neutrophils.
C. lacunae.
D. eosinophils.
E. mast cells.

14. Chemical mediators of inflammation include all of these EXCEPT: 

 
A. prostaglandins
B. histamines
C. interferon
D. complement
E. leukotrienes

 
15. Chemical mediators of inflammation can produce 
 
A. vasodilation.
B. chemotaxtic attraction of phagocytes.
C. increased vascular permeability.
D. net movement of fibrin and complement from the blood to the extracellular fluid.
E. All of these effects are produced by one or more chemical mediators of inflammation.

16. Signs and symptoms of local inflammation include 

 
A. redness and heat.
B. swelling.
C. pain.
D. loss of function.
E. All of these are signs/symptoms of inflammation.

17. Substances that stimulate adaptive immunity responses are called 

 
A. antigens.
B. antibodies.
C. pyrogens.
D. complement.
E. histamines.

18. Autoimmune diseases 
 
A. are produced by the same processes as adaptive immunity.
B. occur when self antigens cause destruction of normal tissue.
C. include rheumatoid arthritis.
D. operate through the same mechanisms as hypersensitivity reactions.
E. have all of these properties.

 
Ch 14 Lymphatic Practice Exam Key
 

1. Lymph 
 
a. is excess interstitial tissue fluid that passes into lymph capillaries.
b. is very similar in composition to blood plasma.
c. would produce edema and tissue damage if not removed.
d. is called chyle where fats are absorbed in intestinal lacteals.
E. has all of these properties.

Difficulty: Moderate
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Type: Knowledge
 

2. Which of these is NOT a function of the lymphatic system? 

 
a. helps to maintain tissue fluid balance
b. is part of the body's defense system
c. transports fat and other substances absorbed by the digestive tract
D. produces red blood cells
e. All of these are normal functions of the lymphatic system.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 014 The... #2
Type: Knowledge
 

3. Which of these processes assist in the transport of lymph from the lower limbs? 
 
a. gravity
b. contraction of facial muscles
C. contraction of skeletal muscles surrounding lymph vessels
d. contraction of smooth muscles in blood vessel walls
e. None of these assist transport of lymph through lymph vessels.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 014 The... #4
Type: Knowledge
 
4. Functions of lymph nodes include 
 
a. suppressing the immune system.
B. removing microorganisms and foreign substances from lymph.
c. returning tissue fluid to the arteries.
d. filtering out the fat molecules present in lymph.
e. both suppressing the immune system and removing microorganisms and foreign substances from lymph.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 014 The... #7
Type: Knowledge
 

5. The spleen 
 
a. filters blood instead of lymph.
b. contains macrophages in the red pulp that remove foreign substances and worn-out red blood cells.
c. has white pulp surrounding the central arteries.
d. has red pulp surrounding the venous sinuses.
E. has all of these characteristics.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 014 The... #8
Type: Knowledge
 

6. In innate immunity, 

 
a. immunity to a substance is produced only after exposure to that substance.
B. each time the body is exposed to a particular substance, the response is the same.
c. the ability to recognize and remember a particular substance is important.
d. both immunity to a substance is produced only after exposure to that substance and each time the body is
exposed to a particular substance, the response is the same.
e. All of these are properties of innate immunity.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 014 The... #10
Type: Knowledge
 
7. All the innate immunity mechanisms below are correctly matched with a correct example EXCEPT: 
 
a. mechanical mechanisms — skin and mucous membranes
b. chemicals mediators — lysozyme
C. phagocytic cells — lymphocytes
d. inflammatory cells — mast cells
e. All of these are correctly paired.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 014 The... #12
Type: Comprehension
 

8. Chemical substances that are found on the cell surface and kill microorganisms or prevent their entry into
cells include all of these EXCEPT 
 
a. lysozyme.
b. sebum.
c. mucus.
D. complement.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 014 The... #13
Type: Knowledge
 

9. A protein is produced and secreted by virally infected cells and binds to the surface of neighboring cells. This
protein causes the neighboring cells to produce antiviral proteins called 
 
a. complements.
b. mucus.
C. interferons.
d. histamine.
e. kinin.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 014 The... #15
Type: Application
 
10. Macrophages 
 
a. are monocytes that leave the blood and enlarge.
b. have a single, unlobed nucleus.
c. can be called dust cells, Kupffer cells, or microglia.
d. operate in the later stages of an infection.
E. have all of these characteristics.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 014 The... #17
Type: Knowledge
 

11. In addition to leaving the blood in response to an infection, monocytes/macrophages also 

 
a. cause inflammation.
b. produce interferon.
c. directly cause increased vascular permeability.
D. are found in uninfected tissues.
e. can become lymphocytes.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 014 The... #18
Type: Knowledge
 

12. When chemical substances released from microorganisms or damaged tissue attract leukocytes, the process
is called 
 
a. phagocytosis.
b. complement activation.
C. chemotaxis.
d. interferon production.
e. cell lysis.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 014 The... #19
Type: Knowledge
 
13. Nonmotile cells in connective tissue that release inflammatory chemicals are called 
 
a. macrophages.
b. neutrophils.
c. lacunae.
d. eosinophils.
E. mast cells.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 014 The... #20
Type: Knowledge
 

14. Chemical mediators of inflammation include all of these EXCEPT: 

 
a. prostaglandins
b. histamines
C. interferon
d. complement
e. leukotrienes

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 014 The... #22
Type: Knowledge
 

15. Chemical mediators of inflammation can produce 

 
a. vasodilation.
b. chemotaxtic attraction of phagocytes.
c. increased vascular permeability.
d. net movement of fibrin and complement from the blood to the extracellular fluid.
E. All of these effects are produced by one or more chemical mediators of inflammation.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 014 The... #23
Type: Knowledge
 
16. Signs and symptoms of local inflammation include 
 
a. redness and heat.
b. swelling.
c. pain.
d. loss of function.
E. All of these are signs/symptoms of inflammation.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 014 The... #24
Type: Knowledge
 

17. Substances that stimulate adaptive immunity responses are called 

 
A. antigens.
b. antibodies.
c. pyrogens.
d. complement.
e. histamines.

Difficulty: Easy
Seeley - 014 The... #26
Type: Knowledge
 

18. Autoimmune diseases 
 
a. are produced by the same processes as adaptive immunity.
b. occur when self antigens cause destruction of normal tissue.
c. include rheumatoid arthritis.
d. operate through the same mechanisms as hypersensitivity reactions.
E. have all of these properties.

Difficulty: Moderate
Seeley - 014 The... #28
Type: Knowledge
 
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