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Lymphatic and Immune

The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

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What is Lymph speicalized fluid that can't go through capillaries are returned to blood as this
Where is Lymph formed In any tissue spaces
What are the main ducts of Lymph? Right Lymph Duct 25% - Thoracoc Duct 75%
What is the main function of lymph? fiter lymph
Are there more efferent or afferent vessels in this system? Afferent
What does afferent mean? to carry to
What does efferent mean? to carry away
Where is Thymus located? near the sternum
T cells are produced where? In Thymus
What is Thymosin? hormone form thymus
Microoorganism Virus
Microoorganism Bacteria
Microoorganism Fungi
Microoorganism Protozoa
Microoorganism Pathogenic animals
Explain a virus no cell wall, can't live in the air, has to have a host
Explain bacteria doesn't need a host, can live anywhere, Dr's RX for antibodies
Explain Protoza mostly in streams and lakes
Pathogenic animals Ticks and mites and leeches
What is Opportunistic infections? when the normal human defenses are so weak that they allow infection
What is nosocomial infection? transmitted in hospitals; staff
Explain fungi can live in air, digestive system work in reverse (the Fly movie)
What is Inherited immunity? Immunity to certain diseases develop before birth (inborn, genetic)
What is Hypersensitivity? allergy or when the immune system become overactive
What is anaphylactic shock severe and immediate reaction
What is autoimmune disease when the recognition of self breaks down, the immune cells begin to attack the self
What Hodgkin's disease? painless swelling of the lymph nodes. primarily in the neck and grion, caused by enlarged, mutated macrophages
What is Infectious Mononucleosis? viral infection that affects the lymphocytes, causing an increase in the number and a change in the struture of some of these cells
What causes you to get sick with Mono? the change in the cell structure
What is leukemia? cancer if the white blood cells, that produce adnormal cells ata faster rate and live longer
What is one the leukemic cell can't perform? the functionof phagocytosis
What is Lymphedema? an increase of tissue fluid
What causes Lymphedema? Inflammation or obstruction form scar tissue, parasites or trauma
What is Lymphomata? tumor of the lymphativ system that is almost always malignant
Lymphatic system comprises the spleen, thymus, and lymph nodules
Lymphatic system one-way system
Lymphatic system begins in the tissues and ends when it reaches the blood vessels
What is Intestinal Fluid? fluid around the cells
Explain Intestinal fluid comes from the blood as it seeps through the capillaries; between the cells, lymph forms as intestinal fluid and becomes lymph as it moves into the lymph capillaries
What are lymph capillaries? tiny open-ended channels located in tissue spaces of the entire body except for the brain, spinal cord, and cornea
Which is larger Lymphatic or blood capillaries? Lymphatic
Where do lymph nodes cluster? at the joints
What do lumph nodes produce? mature lymphocytes
As production of lymphocytes increasese, what also increases? lymphatic flow
What provides a filering sytem the removes wastes products and transfers them for detoxification? nodes
What is the combining site? where antigen and antibody come together
What is the fuction are Anitgen - Antibody conplex nuetralize toxins, energy cells, promote phagocytosis
What = split lysis
What means cells split? Cytolysis
What is complainent fixation? water into cell causing it to split
Where are lymph nodes located? submandibular, cervical, axillary, inguinal, popliteal
T-cells only develop by the presence of what? thymosin
What are the 2 main lymphocytes? B- cell and T-cell
Where do lymphocytes come from? stem cells in bone marrow
stem cells > immature B cells > activated ____ cells > ____ B; activited for immunity
Type of Tonsils ( see when stick out tongue) Pharyngeal
Type of tonsil (in back side) Palatine
Type of tonsil ( on base of tongue) Lingual
What are the teo types of immunity? Nonspecific and Specfic
NSI does what? attack any irritant or abnormal
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