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lymthatic systerm
ch. 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lyphatic | A group of tissues and organs that produce immune cells. |
| Lymphatic system does what? | Absorb excess intertitial fludi and return it to the blood stream, Remove freign chemicals, cells and debris from the tissues. |
| lymphatic capillaries | closed-ended tubes nestled among blood capullary networks. the lympatic capillaries are designed to let interstital flud enter, and the interstital flud becomes lymph |
| lymph nodes are concentrated where? | neck, axilla, and groin. |
| right lyphatic duct | recieves lyph from right are, right side of thorax and right side of head and drains into right subclavian vein. |
| the thoracic duct | begins at abdomine at the level of second lumbar vertebra (l2) passes throgh the diaphragm and mediastinum and empty into left subclavian vein. |
| T-lympocytes | "t" stands for Thymus |
| Helper t cells | They begine the defensive responce against a specific antigen |
| B-lyphocytes | mature b cells are called plasma cells |
| spleen | located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen below diaphragm and lateral to kidney |
| White pulp | produces t cells b cells and macrophages |
| red pulp | acts as a resevoir for erythrocytes, platelets, and macrophages. |
| tonsils | 2 masses of lympahtic tissuye located at the enterance to the oropharynx |
| adenoids | lypm tissue in posterior wall of the nasopharynx |
| Thymus gland | largest in infancy and childhood reaches max. size at pubery |
| attack is not a what? | t-cell |
| are there any H cells? | NO |
| immunity | state of being protected |
| immunology | the science and practice of ummunity and allergy |
| immunologist | medical specialist in immuneology |
| immunize | make resistant to infectious disease |
| immunization | administartion of agent to provide immunity |
| immnoglobulin | all antibodies are immunoglobulin |
| pathogen | disease causing microorganism |
| macrophage | large white blood cell that removes bacteria, foreign particles and dead cells. |
| CD | cluster of differntiation |
| Ig | immunoglobulin |
| aggultination | process by witch cells or other particles adhere to each other to form clunps |
| vaccination | administration fo a vaccine |
| AIDS | acquired immunodefiency syndrome |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency |
| immunodeficiency | failure of immune system |
| immunosuppression | suppression of the immune responce by an outside agent. |
| urticaria | rash or itchy wheals (hives) |
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manosman
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