Question

QUESTION 1

1. Accumulation of fluid near a site of infection is known as ________________.

QUESTION 2

1. Lymph enters a lymph node through the ------------ lymphatic vessels, flows through the -------------- sinus, into the ------------- and -------------- sinuses, finally leaving the node through the --------------- lymphatic vessels.

QUESTION 3

1. A vaccine initiates the primary immune response, which generates a ________ cell that will respond to future infection.

QUESTION 4

1. What specializations are found in tonsils to trap pathogens that might be inhaled or ingested?

QUESTION 5

1. The fluid component of blood is---------------- , which is filtered out of the capillaries to be --------------------- fluid in the tissue. When that moves into lymphatic vessels, it is known as ------------ fluid.

Answer 1

1. Accumulation of fluid near a site of infection is known as edema

2. Lymph enters a lymph node through the afferent lymphatic vessels, flows through the subcapsular sinus, into the cortical and medullary sinuses, finally leaving the node through the efferent lymphatic vessels.

3. A vaccine initiates the primary immune response, which generates a memory cell that will respond to future infection.

4. The tonsils contain crypts, which are small depressions, that store cells used to fight infections

5. The fluid component of blood is plasma , which is filtered out of the capillaries to be interstitial fluid in the tissue. When that moves into lymphatic vessels, it is known as lymphatic fluid.