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Anatomy Lymphatic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Resemble tonsils. In the Wall of small intestine | Peyer's Patches |
| blood-rich organ that filters blood | spleen |
| a substance that causes vasodilation and increased vascular permeability | histamine |
| The fluid product of inflammation composed of white blood cells, the debris of dead cells and a thin fluid | pus |
| a mass of lymphatic tissue | lymph nodes |
| Cripples the immune system by interfering with the activity of helper T cells | AIDS |
| the secretion of salivary glands ducted into the mouth | saliva |
| a specialized substance produced by the body that can provide immunity against a specific antigen | antibodies |
| a abnormal accumation of fluid in body parts of tissues causes swelling | edema |
| when the phagocytes and white blood cells come to the injury | chemotaxis |
| a physiological response of the body to tissue injury, includes dilation of blood vessels and increase vessel permeability | immflamation |
| overzealous immune response to an otherwise harmless antigen: hypersensivity | allergies |
| a endocrine gland active in the immune response | thymus |
| the passage of blood cells thought intact vessel walls into the tissues | diapedesis |
| are tissue grafts taken an unrelated person | allograft |
| are tissue grafts transplanted from one site to another in the same person | autographt |
| a phagocytic cell particularly abundant in lymphatic and connective tissues, important as an antigen presenter to T cells and B cells in the immune response | macrophage |
| are tissue grafts harvested from a different animal species | xenograft |
| are tissue grafts donated by a genetically identical person | isograft |
| small masses of lymphatic tissue that ring the pharynx where they are found in the mucosa | tonsils |