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Read the following statements and select the correct option.
Statement I: When the immune system fails to recognise ‘self’ from ‘nonself’ and starts destroying body’s own proteins, this leads to auto-immune diseases.
Statement II: Addison’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis are autoimmune diseases.

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Important Questions on Human Health and Disease

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Select the correct option to fill up the blanks.
(i) Diseases which are easily transmitted from one person to another, are called__________diseases.
(ii) In human body, parasite of malaria initially multiplies within the_____________  and then attack the _______ .
(iii)_________  is the yellowish fluid secreted by mother during the initial days of lactation.
(iv) ______ and_________  are the primary lymphoid organs.

 

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The site where lymphocytes interact with antigens and proliferate to become effector cells are
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Given below is the diagram of the human lymphatic system, where A, B, C, and D are lymphoid organs. Select incorrect options regarding the lymphoid organs labeled as A, B, C, and D.
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Which of these glands is large at the time of birth but in adults, it reduces to a very small size?
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Read the following statements regarding spleen and select the correct option.
(i) Spleen is a large oval-shaped organ which mainly contains lymphocytes and phagocytes.
(ii) Spleen is a large reservoir of erythrocytes.
(iii) Spleen is a primary lymphoid organ.
(iv) Spleen acts as a filter of the blood by trapping blood-borne microorganisms.
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The lymphoid tissue, located within the lining of digestive tract is