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Lymphatic and Immune system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Formation of lymph | Lymphopoiesis |
| Interstitial fluid contains or is | Found in the spaces between cells and becomes lymph when it enters lymph capillaries |
| all of the following are part of the immune system EXCEPT | Plateles |
| All of the following describe areas of lymph node concentration EXCEPT | Bone Marrow |
| B cells, plasma cell,and antibodies are part of | Humoral immunity |
| Helper or suppressor cells art types of | T Cells |
| Examples of immunoglobulins | IgA, IgG, IgE |
| Iripharyngeal lymph tissue | Tonsils |
| Mediastinal T cell producer | Thymus |
| Nasopharyngeal lymph tissue | Adenoids |
| Abdominal organ that filters erythrocytes and activates lymphocytes | Spleen |
| Produces lymphocytes and monocytes and all other blood cells | Bone marrow |
| Cytotoxic cells are | T cell lymphocytes |
| Interferons an interleukins are | Antiviral proteins produced by T cell lymphocytes |
| Slight increase in numbers of lymphocytes | Lymphocytosis |
| Pertaining to poison | Toxic |
| X-Ray record after injecting dye into lymph vessels | CT scann |
| HIV is | The virus that causes AIDS |
| Malignant tumor of lymph nodes | Hodgkin's disease |
| Viral infection causing blisters on skin of lips, nose, or genitals | Herpes Simplex |
| Cancer arising from the lining cells of capillaries,producing bluish-red skin nodules | Kaposi Sarcoma |
| Major lung infection with fever,cough ,chest pain and sputum. Treatment is with Bactrim | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
| Parasitic infection involving the brain,lungs, other organs.Causes paralysis and seizures and is associated with AIDS | Toxoplasmosis |
| Fungal infection sue to inhalaton of dust. Causes fever, chills and lung infection and is associated with AIDS | Cryptococcosis |
| Atopy is | A hypersensitivity or allergic state |
| Stationary lymph tissue along the path of lymph vessels | Lymph node |
| Large lymph vessel in the chest that drains lymph from the lower part and left side of the body | Thoracic duct |
| Organ near the stomach that produces, stores, and eliminates blood cells | Spleen |
| Masses of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx | Adenoids |
| Organ in the mediatinum that produces T cell lymphocytes | Thymus gland |
| Tiniest of lymph vessels | Lymph Capillaries |
| Large lymph vessel in the chest that drains lymph from upper right part of the body | Right lymphatic duct |
| Fluid that lies between cells and becomes lymph as it enters lymph capillaries | Interstitial fluid |
| Inguinal nodes | are located in the groing region |
| Axillary nodes | are located under the arm |
| Cervical nodes | are located in the neck |
| Mediatinal nodes | are located in the mediastinum |
| Immunoglobulins | Antibodies --- IgG, IgE, IgG,IgM,IgD |
| Toxins | Poisons (antigens) |
| Helper cells | T Cells lymphocytes; stimualate |
| Cytotoxic cells | T cell lymphocytes ; killer cells; T-8 cells |
| Interferons | Anti-viral proteins secreted by T cells |
| Plasma cells | Transformed B cells that secrete antibodies |
| Suppresor cells | T cell lymphocytes that inhibit the activity of B cell lymphocytes |
| Removal of the Spleen | Splenectomy |
| Inflammation of lymph glands(nodes) | Lymphadenitis |
| Tumor of the thymus gland | Thymoma |
| Formation of lymph | Lymphopoiesis |
| Deficiency of lymph cells | Lymphocytopenia |
| Pertainin to poison | Toxic |
| Enlargement of the spleen | Splenomegaly |
| Syndrome marked by enlargement of the spleen and associated with anemia, leukopenia, and anemia | Hypersplenism |
| An extraordinary hypersensitivity to a foreing protein; marked by hypotension, shock,respiratory distress | Anaphylaxis |
| An antigen capable of causin allergy (hypersensitivity) | Allergen |
| Disorder in which the immnune system is suppressed by exposure to HIV | AIDS |
| Removal of a mediatinal organ | Thymectomy |
| Malignant tumor of lymph nodes and spleen marked by Reed-Sternberg cell identified in lymph nodes | Hodking disease |
| Tissue that produces lymphocytes --spleen , thymus , tonsils, and adenoids | Lymphoid organs |
| Swelling of tissues due to interstitial fluid accumulation | Lymphedema |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| Histo | Histoplasmosis |
| KS | Kaposi Sarcoma |
| PCP | Pneumocystitis Carinii Pneumonia |
| CT Scan | Computerized Tomography Scan |
| Toxo | Toxoplasmosis |