Tonsils/Spleen/Thymus Gland

Question 1

Adenoids

Answer 1

Another term for pharyngeal tonsils; tonsils are a collection of lymphatic tissue found in nasopharynx to combat microorganisms entering body through nose or mouth

Question 2

Blood Sinuses

Answer 2

Spread-out blood vessels within spleen resulting in slow-moving blood flow

Question 3

Lingual Tonsils

Answer 3

Tonsils located on very posterior section of tongue as it joins with pharynx

Question 4

Macrophage

Answer 4

Phagocytic cells found in large quantities in lymph nodes; they engulf foreign particles

Question 5

Palatine Tonsils

Answer 5

Tonsils located in lateral wall of pharynx close to mouth

Question 6

Pharyngeal Tonsils

Answer 6

Another term for ‘adenoids;’ tonsils are collection of lymphatic tissue found in nasopharynx to combat microorganisms entering body through nose

Question 7

Pharynx

Answer 7

Medical term for throat; passageway that conducts air from nasal cavity to trachea and also carries food and drink from mouth to esophagus; pharynx is divided into three sections; nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx

Question 8

T Cells

Answer 8

Lymphocytes active in cellular immunity

Question 9

T Lymphocytes

Answer 9

Type of lymphocyte involved with producing cells that physically attack and destroy pathogens

Question 10

Thymosin

Answer 10

Hormone secreted by thymus gland; causes lymphocytes to change into T lymphocytes