Ex 35 Lymphatics

Although all of the organs below can raise an immune response, only this one filters the lymph.

lymph nodes

The function of B cells in the immune response is ________.

to produce plasma cells that make antibodies

What is not true about antibodies?

They are cells.

If you were to draw an antibody, how might you sketch out its basic shape?

as a "Y"

Antibodies ________.

are proteins composed of heavy chains and light chains

Lymph in the cisterna chyli differs in composition from lymph in the general lymphatic stream in that it contains more ________.

fat

Antigens that can provoke an immune response include ________.

foreign proteins, polysaccharides, and small molecules, called haptens, that link to our own body proteins

B cells provide this kind of immunity.

humoral

These cells recognize antigens and initiate the immune response.

lymphocytes

Select the mechanism below that is not involved in the flow of lymph through the lymphatic vessels.

pumping action of the heart

The lymphatic system consists of lymphatic vessels, lymphatic tissue, lymph nodes, ________.

spleen, and thymus

The property of immunological memory is ________.

the ability to recognize and mount an attack on an antigen that was previously encountered

The right lymphatic duct drains ________.

the right side of the head and thorax, and the right upper extremity

Larger lymph vessels resemble these vessels of the systemic circulation.

veins