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Lymph   fluid that resembles plasma  
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Lymphatics   network of lymphatic vessels  
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Pathogens   disease-causing organisms  
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Lymphoid Tissues   lymphoid organs  
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Lymphocytes   supporting phagocytic cells  
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Lymphadema   Blockage of lymphatic drainage  
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Cytotoxic T cells   responsible for cell mediated immunity  
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Helper T cells   stimulates responses of T and B cells  
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Supressor T cells   inhibit T cell and B cell activities  
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Thymus   located just posterior to the sternum  
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Spleen   contains red and white pulp  
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Viruses   non cellular pathogens  
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antigentibody   when antibodies bind to their corresponding antigen  
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Superficial   lymphatics are located in the subcutaneous layer of skin  
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innate   immunity if genetically determined  
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Antibiotics   compounds that kill bacteria without harming the cells of humans or animals  
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Antiviral drugs   inhibit the ability of the virus to invade cells and reproduce  
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Immune system   the body's primary defense agains pathogens  
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Nospecific   prvents pathogens from entering the body  
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Specific   destroys harmful pathogens that enter the body  
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body's first line of defense includes   skin, mucs, sweat, tears  
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Most important nonspecific defense   skin  
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activates B cells   autoimmune disease  
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Lysosome   contained in body secretions, kills bacteria  
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Inflammatory response   nonspecific reaction to tissue damage caused by injury or infection. blood vessels expand, white blood cells leak  
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Phagocytes   engulf and destroy bacteria  
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Fever   elevated body temperature. kills many pathogens and speeds up white blood cell action.  
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Interferon   protein that helps fight viral infections  
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Immune response   series of specific defenses that attack the disease-causing agent  
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Antigen   substance that triggers the immune response  
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Humoral immunity   response to pathogens in body fluids. depends on lymphocytes. involves antibodies and plasma cells  
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Antibody   protein that helps destroy pathogens. it and the clump of viruses attached attract phagocytes. fight viruses and bacteria  
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B cell   produces antibodies  
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T cell   assists plasma cells  
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Plasma cells   specialized b cells  
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Vaccination   an injection of a weakened or mild form of a pathogen to produce immunity. they produce active immunity b/c the body of the recipient has the ability to surmount an immediate active immune response against the infection  
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Allergy   an overreaction of the immune system caused by antigens  
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Asthma   a condition in which smooth msucle contractions reduce the size of air passageways in the lungs and make breathing very difficult. triggered by a particular antigen  
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An autoimmune disease is produced when   the immune system makes a mistake and attacks the body's own cells  
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Rheumatic fever   attacks heart  
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Juvenile-onset diabetes   attacks pancreas cells  
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Multiple sclerosis   myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibers.  
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AIDS (Aquired Inmmune Deficiency Syndrome)   type of disease where the immune system is weakened by infection  
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HIV attacks   helper T cells  
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HIV virus   spread by sexual contact, sharing needles, contact with infected blood or other body fluids.  
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Cancer   life threatening, cells multiply uncontrollably and destroy healthy tissue. begins when something goes wrong with the controls that regularly regulate growth/division.  
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Tumor   mass of growing tissue. can be malignant or benign  
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Benign   does not spread  
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Malignant   can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue or spread to other parts of body  
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Metastasis   The spread of cancerous tumors beyond their original site.  
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Cancer cells cause illness by   absorbing nutrients needed by other cells, blocking nerve connections, and preventing organs they invade from functioning  
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Genetic defects   may be inherited, caused by viruses, or the result of mutations which can occur spontaneously or be produced by radiation (sun) or chemicals  
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Cancer causing virus   HPV  
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