1. Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic system?

a. Absorption of dietary fats

b. Secretion of digestive enzymes
c. Regulation of interstitial fluid
d. Housing and maturation of leukocytes
2. Lymphatic vessels constitute a one-way system that delivers fluid from the
_____________ to the ________________.
a. Blood vessels; extracellular space
b. Blood vessels; heart
c. Extracellular space; blood vessels
d. Extracellular space; heart
3. Lymph from the lower limbs drains into:
a. Right lymphatic duct
b. Thoracic duct
c. Inferior vena cava
d. Heart
4. The lymphoid organ that filters the blood is the ______________, and the
lymphoid organ that filters lymph is the ________________.
a. Liver; tonsils
b. Spleen; lymph nodes
c. Spleen; tonsils
d. Liver; spleen
5. Nonspecific immunity is also known as ______________. Specific
immunity is also known as ________________.
a. Acquired immunity; innate immunity
b. Innate immunity; acquired immunity
6. Cytotoxic cells of the immune system that lyse and kill cancer cells and cells
infected with certain viruses
a. Macrophages
b. Neutrophils
c. NK cells
d. B cells
7. When B cells are activated, they differentiate into:
a. Plasma cells and memory cells
b. Antibodies and memory cells
c. Plasma cells and cytokines
d. Memory T cells and memory B cells
8. On which type of cells are MHC-I molecules located?
a. Antigen presenting cells only
b. B cells only
c. All nucleated body cells
d. Antigen presenting cells and B cells
9. Antigens displayed in the MHC-I complex activate ______________.
Antigens presented in the MHC-II complex activate _______________.
a. TH cells; TC cells
b. TC cells; TH cells
10.The cells involved in organ and transplant rejection are primarily
a. B cells
b. TC cells
c. Memory cells
d. NK cells
11.Which lymphoid organ is required for the selection of a functional
population of T lymphocytes (T cells) for the immune system?
a. Liver
b. Tonsil
c. Thyroid gland
d. Thymus
12.What type of cells is activated in lymphatic tissue by macrophages
presenting antigens during a viral infection?
a. Plasma cell
b. T helper (TH) cell
c. Natural killer (NK) cell
d. Memory B cell
13.What cells decline in number during the final phase oh HIV-1 infection,
when an individual is said to have AIDS?
a. Plasma cells
b. Memory B cells
c. Helper T (TH) cells
d. B cells
14.What mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue (MALT) traps pathogens entering
the nasal and oral cavities?
a. Tonsils
b. Lymph nodes
c. Peyer’s patches
d. Appendix
15. Surface barriers, such as cutaneous and mucous membranes, serve the
immune system as the:
a. First line of defense
b. Second line of defense
c. Third line of defense
d. Fourth line of defense
16. What are the primary cells of adaptive immunity?
a. Lymphocytes
b. Dendritic cells
c. Cytokines
d. Neutrophils
17.Mary's mosquito bite is red, warm, and swollen, indicating she is
experiencing the effects of:
a. The inflammatory response
b. Interferons
c. Cytokines
d. T cell activation
18. A sinus infection would most likely cause swollen:
a. Axillary lymph nodes
b. Cervical lymph nodes
c. Inguinal lymph nodes
d. Mesenteric lymph nodes