Chapter 14 the lymphatic/immune system

About a month or two after infection with HIV, people may exhibit which of the following symptoms?

Headache, fever, and fatigue

Arsenic

Chemical carcinogen

New vaccines may help the immune system by:

Preventing the development or recurrence of certain cancers.

In the United States, which method has the lowest risk of HIV transmission?

A blood transfusion.

B lymphocytes (B cells) make up approximately what percentage of the total lymphocyte population in the body?

20%

Which of the following is a major organ of the lymphatic system?

Spleen

Which type of biopsy involves removing a portion of the tumor for testing?

incisional

Which lymphatic structures intercept antigens invading the upper respiratory tract?

tonsils or adenoids

which of the following is a symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)?

Unexplained muscle weakness or pain

What is the oldest form of treatment for cancer?

surgery

All blood cells originate in the:

bone marrow

Which type of scan uses radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies to help detect prostate cancer?

ProstaScint scan

Which of the following is an FDA-approved home HIV test that provides results in about 20 minutes using an oral swab?

OraQuick In-Home HIV Test

Benign tumors usually:

are slow growing

At what age does passive immunity transmitted from the mother to the infant typically wane?

18 months

The AIDS epidemic is greatest in which part of the world?

Sub-Saharan Africa

Which type of T lymphocytes produce lymphokines, which assist other lymphocytes and phagocytes in performing their functions?

Helper T cells

Which type of cancer treatment involves the use of medications to alter cell growth and division?

Chemotherapy

Which type of antibodies are the most plentiful?

IgG

Arthritis in joints

Lupus

Skeletal

Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis

Circulatory

Lupus, AIDS, rheumatoid arthritis

integumentary

lupus and AIDS

rashes, dry skin, and herpes simplex

AIDS

Swelling and inflammation of the outer lining of the heart (pericarditis) and of the heart muscle (myocarditis), which can lead to congestive heart failure.

Lupus

Hepatitis B virus

Viral careinogen

Asbestos

Physical carcinogen

Fanconi's anemia

Familial

Smokeless tabacco

Chemical carcinogen

Cancers arising from epithelial tissue

carcinomas

Cancers of the connective tissues

sarcomas

Cancers of the blood

leukemias

Cancers from the lymph tissue

lymphomas

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