raul m. what is the function of the spleen? a) filters blood and stores large amounts of red blood...
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Raul M
What is the function of the spleen?
• A) Filters blood and stores large amounts of red blood cells
• B) Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the cells
• C) Transportation of excess tissue fluid to the general circulation
• D) Production of T-lymphocytes, red blood cells and enzymes
Which of the following statements about hand-washing is true?
• A) You don’t need to wash your hands if you wear gloves
• B) You must use an antimicrobial soap to be effective
• C) Wash hands for a minimum of 5 seconds
• D) Wash hands immediately after touching body fluids or secretions
Lymph acts as an intermediary between the blood in the capillaries and
tissues, and carries digested food, oxygen and:
• A) Platelets to the cells
• B) Hormones to the cells
• C) Carbon dioxide to the cells
• D) Erythrocytes to the cells
What is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of
infection?
• A) Hand-washing
• B) Staying home when you have any respiratory infection
• C) Wearing gloves
• D) Covering your mouth when you cough
The system working with the lymphatic system to remove waste and excess fluid from the tissues is
the:
• A) Circulatory system
• B) Reproductive system
• C) Integumentary system
• D) Skeletal system
What is the medical term for the watery fluid inside lymphatic
vessels?
• A) Blood
• B) Lymph
• C) Plasma
• D) Serum
The largest lymphatic vessel is the:
• A) Aorta
• B) Thoracic duct
• C) Tonsil
• D) Vena cava
Tonsils are located in the:
• A) Ears
• B) Eyes
• C) Throat
• D) Stomach
Clusters of lymph nodes are located in the:
• A) Neck
• B) Brain
• C) Lung
• D) Thigh
A form of cancer of the lymph nodes, what disease is usually
characterized by painless swelling of the lymph nodes?
• A) Tonsillitis
• B) Hodgkin’s disease
• C) Infectious mononucleosis
• D) Ruptured spleen
Standard precautions are guidelines to be used when you
expect to have contact with another person’s:
• A) Clothes
• B) Sweat
• C) Blood
• D) Skin
The body’s ability to resist pathogens and foreign materials and the diseases they cause is
called:• A) Anaphylaxis
• B) Immunity
• C) Inflammatory process
• D) Phagocytosis
In tonsillitis, one would expect to find what symptom?
• A) Difficulty swallowing
• B) Yellow nasal drainage
• C) Splenomegaly
• D) Diarrhea
Health care workers should never:
• A) Use mouthpieces when resuscitating a patient
• B) Recap used needles
• C) Carry soiled linens away from the body
• D) Discard single use patient care equipment