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Week 14
Physiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the importance of the lymphatic system? | maintaining a balance of fluid in the internal environment . |
| How do lymphatics resemble veins in structure? | thinner walls, more valves, contain lymph nodes located at certain intervals along their course. |
| What is lacteals functions? | serve an important function in the absorption of fats and other nutrients. |
| What does the mechanism of inspiration do? | causes intraabdominal pressure to increase as intrathoracic pressure decreases. |
| What are the functions of the spleen? | defense, tissue repair, hematopoiesis, red blood cell and platelet destruction, blood reservoir |
| What does species resistance mean? | refers to a phenomenon in which the genetic characteristics common to a particular kind of organism or species. |
| How is the internal environment of the human body protected? | by a continuous mechanical barrier formed by the cutaneous membrane and mucous membranes. |
| What is the mechanism of phagocytosis? | the ingestion and destruction of microorganisms or other small particles. |
| What is a natural killer (NK) cells? | are a group of lymphocytes that kill many types of tumor cells and cells infected by different kinds of viruses. |
| What are chemotactic factors? | attract macrophages, causing hundreds of them to migrate into the vicinity of the antigen-bound, sensitized T cell. |
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