Lymphatic System & Immune System

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Explore the Lymphatic and Immune Systems!

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Which statement regarding adaptive immunity is correct?

- Its response is very rapid

- Is because of phagocytic activity of neutrophils

- Includes action of B lymphocytes

- Includes antigen-presenting cells

- Is evolutionary older than acquired immunity

- It could be because of existence of IgA within saliva or tears

- is because of clonal expansion of B cells.

- is because of action of lysozyme

Which organs of lymphatic system are uncapsulated (without capsule)?

Which statement regarding lymphatic system is true?

- Penicillar arterioles are typical for thymus

- HEV’s (high endothelial venules) are present in lymph nodes

- Spleen contains outer cortex

- Secondary lymphatic nodules have germinal center

- Appendix is so-called tonsil of digestive tract.

Pen blood circulation is specific for lymph node

- Palatine tonsil is covered by pseudostratified epithelium

Which statement regarding thymus is true? / Which statement about thymus is correct

- Belongs to central lymphoid organ.

- Produces immonoglobulins.

- Its stroma is composed of connective tissue

- Has not got any connective tissue capsule.

- It is uncapsulated organ

- is covered by connective tissue capsule

- it is central lymphatic organ

Which statement regarding thymus is true? / Which statement about thymus is correct?

- It is covered by simple squamous epithelium

- It contains a lot of lymph nodes

- Filters lymph from antigens

- Undergoes involution during postnatal life

- Blood-thymus barrier in the medulla

- Has not got any lymphatic nodules.

- contains white pulp

- is covered by stratified squamous epithelium

Which organs of the lymphatic system are uncapsulated?

- Thymus

- Solitary nodules

- Palatine tonsil

- Lymphatic nodules

Which statement regarding spleen is correct?

- Spleen – thymus dependent zone is PALS

- White pulp of spleen composed of lymphatic nodules and PALS of T-cells

- Lymphatic nodules of spleen have central arteriole

- Red pulp consists of blood-filled sinusoids and splenic chords

- Blood filtration in the open circulation by macrophages

Choose correct

- T lymphocytes express BCR

- T lymphocytes express B lymphocytes

- IgG is able to cross the placental barrier

- T suppressor cells regulate cellular and hormonal adaptive immunity

- Antibodies are produced by plasma cells (B lymphocytes)

- IgA has pentamer structure

- Antibodies are produced by T-lymphocytes

- Th – lymphocytes belong to CD4 positive cells

Mark correct sentences:

HEV present in lymph nodes

Penicillar arterioles are typical for thymus

Penicillar arterioles are typical for spleen

Lymph node and thymus contains outer cortex

Spleen contains outer cortex

Open blood circulation is specific for spleen

Closed blood circulation is possible in spleen

Immunoglobulins (antibodies):

Are manufactured by T lymphocytes

There are five classes in humans - lgG, lgA, lgM, lgE, lgD

IgG is the most abundant in serum

IgE is known as secretory antibody

Are manufactured by B lymphocytes

Are included in cellular mediated immune response

IgA is known as secretory antibody

Adaptive immunity – choose correct

Includes action of B lymphocytes

It could be because of existence of IgA within saliva or tears

Its response is very rapid (secound time)

Includes antigen-presenting cells

Is because of phagocytic activity of neutrophils

Lymph nodes

Are distributed along the course of the lymphatic vessels

Its stroma is formed by epithelial cells

T lymphocytes are situated in its paracortex (inner cortex)

Its stroma is formed by connective tissue

Germinal center is part of its outer cortex

Outer cortex contains PALS

Lymph nodes

Possess afferent and efferent lymphatic vessels

Contains lymphatic sinuses

During inflammation becomes larger

Has not got any blood vessels

Paracortex (inner cortex) contains PALS

Plasma cells are in medullary cords

Select correct for the lymphatic system

Open blood circulation is specific for lymph node

HEV’s are present in lymph nodes

Penicillar arterioles are typical for spleen

Open blood circulation is specific for spleen

Primary lymphatic nodules have germinal center-

Secondary lymphatic nodules have germinal center-

Lymph node and thymus contains outer cortex

Secondary lymphatic nodules have germinal layer/center

Lymphatic system

Lymphatic nodule of lymph node has central arteriole

Peyer's patches are situated in appendix

Open blood circulation is specific for spleen

HEVs are present in lymph node

Lymphatic nodule of white pulp has central arteriole

Find true sentence regarding lymphatic system:

B and T lymphocytes play the same functions

lgA is secretory immunoglobulin

APCs include dendritic cells

GALT is example of MALT

thymus is central lymphatic organ for T lymphocytes

Thymus – choose correct

Belongs to peripheral lymphoid organs

Belongs to central lymphoid organs

Blood-thymus barrier is in the cortex

Has not got any lymphatic nodules

Produces immunoglobulin

Produces hormone necessary for T cell development, immunog → plasma c

Its epithelial cells of cortex are antigen-presenting cells

Spleen

is subdivided into white and red pulps

lymphatic nodules are located within its cortex

lymphatic nodules are located within its white pulp

its principal functions is to filter blood

red pulp consists of pulp (Billroth) cords

there are no blood vessels

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