Question | Answer |
tissue fluid which has entered a lymphatic capillary | lymph |
thymic lymphoid cells developed in the thymus that is important to the body's cellular immune response | T-cells |
process by which cancer cells are spread thru out the body | metastasis |
milky fluid composed mainly of fat/lymph from the intestinal lacteals | chyle |
specialized lymph capillaries in the small instesine the moves chyle thru the lymph system to the circulatory system | lacteals |
tissue fluid which has entered a lymphatic capillary | cisterna chyli |
which is false about the spleen | it can not be removed |
what is gland is most active during infancy | thymus |
adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of which tonsil | nasopharyngeal tonsils |
a tonsilectomy removes which tonsils | paletine tonsils |
a function of the spleen | to stores blood |
where is the spleen located | upper left quadrant of the abdomin and behind the stomach |
which nodes are affected in breast cancer | axillary nodes |
surgery is performed on what nodes because of location & infection control | mesentaric node |
in cancer treatment all lymph nodes are removed to prevent what | metastasis |
movement of lymph has what to prevent lymph flowing back ward | 1-way valve |
infection of lymph vessels | lypmhangitis |
lymph nodes produce what cells | lymphocytes |
thymus produces what type of cells | T-cells |
the spleen produces what in the embryo | RBC's |
the thymus secretes what hormone | thymosin |
movement of lymph is caused by | breathing and skeletal muscle contractions |
specific lymph nodules in the small intestine | peyer's patch |
lymph nodes serve as | filters |
which drains the largest portion of the body | thoraic duct |
inflammation of lymph nodes | lymphadenitis |
which tonsils are known as adenoids | pharynegal tonsils |
which lymph nodes are located in the head | cervical |
which lymph nodes filter lymph from the legs | inguinal |
in lymph flow, what is the last place it will go | circulatory system |
the spleens function is also part of what system | circulatory systemw |
what does lymph resemble | plasma |
what is not ture about capillaries | not carry to lymph node to lymph duct |
lymph ducts empty into what | left subclavian vein |
lymph vessels have how many layers | 3 |
lymph nodes produce what | lymphocytes & monocytes |