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lymph system vocab
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antigen | any substance that is foreign to the body which stimulates the production of specific antibodies by the immune system |
| Agglutinogen | an antigen whos presence results in the formation of an agglutinin |
| Antibody | protein made by the immune system against a specific antigen (AKA immunoglobulin) |
| Agglutinin | a substance ( as an antibody) producing agglutination |
| Complement | the thermolabile group of proteins in normal blood serum and plasma that in combination with antibodies that causes the destruction esp. of particulate antigens |
| Cytolysis | extracellular fluid flows into the target cell and the cell burst |
| Diapedesis | the passage of blood cells through capillary walls through the tissues |
| Histamine | substance found in many cells, especially mast cells, basophils, and platelets, that is released when the cells are injured. It results in vasodilation, increased permeability of blood vessels, and constriction of bronchioles |
| Immunity | the state of being resistant to injury, particularly by poisons, foreign proteins, and invading pathogens |
| Lacteal | lymphatic vessels in villi of the intestines that absorb triglycerides and other lipids from digested food |
| Leukemia | malignant disease of the blood |
| Lymph | fluid confined in the lymphatic vessels and flowing through the lymphatic system until it is returned to the blood |
| Lysozyme | a bactericidal enzyme found in tears, saliva, and perspiration |
| Macrophage | phagocytic cell derived from a monocyte, may be fixed or wandering |
| Mononucleosis | an abnormal increase of mononuclear white blood cells in the blood |
| Pathogen | a disease producing microbe |
| Perforin | a protein that inserts into the plasma membrane on the target cell and creates channels (perforations) in the membrane |
| Phagocytosis | the ingestion of microbes or other particles such as cellular debris |
| Phlebotomist | one who practices the letting of blood |
| Septicemia | invasion of a bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection that is accompanied by acute septic illness, also called blood poisoning |
| Universal donor | a person who has RH |
| Universal recipient | a person who has RH |
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