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BIO 109 Anatomy Exam 5 Questions and
Answers 2026 Latest Update
What happens when you lack resistance to a disease? Ans: It makes you
more susceptible to sickness
What is immunodeficiency? Ans: When the immune system is weak and
can't fight infections
What are the functions of the lymphatic system? Ans: To drain interstitial
fluid, transporting dietary lipids, facilitating immune response
What is the lymph? Ans: Milky fluid made of lipids
What are B and T cells for? Ans: Immunity
What is immunocompetent? Ans: You are capable of a immune response
Where is the thymus gland located? Ans: Superior to the heart
What is the largest mass of lymphatic tissue? Ans: The spleen
How many days after exposure of sickness do you have a response? Ans: 10-
17 days
What are the two divisions of the immune system? Ans: Innate which means
born with it and adaptive which means develops after exposure
What do natural killer cells (NK) do? Ans: Kill cancer cells
What is non specific immunity? Ans: not specific, just roams the body
What is Apoptosis? Ans: a process where cells self destruct
What is inflammation? Ans: The defense response of almost all tissues to
damage of any kind
© 2026 All rights reserved
Bergen Community College
BIO 109 Anatomy Exam 5 Questions and
Answers 2026 Latest Update
What happens when you lack resistance to a disease? Ans: It makes you
more susceptible to sickness
What is immunodeficiency? Ans: When the immune system is weak and
can't fight infections
What are the functions of the lymphatic system? Ans: To drain interstitial
fluid, transporting dietary lipids, facilitating immune response
What is the lymph? Ans: Milky fluid made of lipids
What are B and T cells for? Ans: Immunity
What is immunocompetent? Ans: You are capable of a immune response
Where is the thymus gland located? Ans: Superior to the heart
What is the largest mass of lymphatic tissue? Ans: The spleen
How many days after exposure of sickness do you have a response? Ans: 10-
17 days
What are the two divisions of the immune system? Ans: Innate which means
born with it and adaptive which means develops after exposure
What do natural killer cells (NK) do? Ans: Kill cancer cells
What is non specific immunity? Ans: not specific, just roams the body
What is Apoptosis? Ans: a process where cells self destruct
What is inflammation? Ans: The defense response of almost all tissues to
damage of any kind
© 2026 All rights reserved
