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Which of the following is not a function of the lymphatic system? a. Maintaining blood glucose levels. b. Absorbing dietary fats. c. Activating the immune system. d. Transporting excess interstitial fluid back to the heart.

True/False: Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F). If the statement is false, correct it to make it a true statement. _____ a. The thoracic duct drains lymph from the right upper limb and the right side of the head, neck, and thorax. _____ b. The spleen filters lymph, whereas lymph nodes filter blood. _____ c. Lymph capillaries surround blood capillaries and pick up excess interstitial fluid to return it to the blood. _____ d. Tonsils are specialized MALT that are partially encapsulated.

What is the function of the thymus? a. Traps pathogens in lymph. b. Filters the blood. c. Mediates inflammation. d. Serves as the site of T lymphocyte maturation.

Lymph from the intestinal lymph trunks drains into the ____________________ and contains __________________. a. lymphatic capillaries; fats b. cisterna chyli; fats c. lacteal; proteins d. blood capillaries; proteins

Describe the components and functions of the three lines of immune defense. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Explain how each of the following sets of terms differ. a Innate immunity and adaptive immunity ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ b Cell-mediated immunity and humoral immunity ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Which of the following is not a part of adaptive immunity? a. Inflammation and fever. b. Antibodies. c. Cell-mediated immunity. d. B lymphocytes. e. Humoral immunity