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Lymphatic System

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Lymphatic system includes   Lymph, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, lymph nodules, spleen, thymus  
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Fluid in lymphatic vessel   Lymph  
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Lymph begins as   Filtrate  
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Filtrate becomes from plasma in _____fluid   Interstitial  
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Lymph helps maintain___   BP  
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Lymph vessels carry___   Lymph  
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Lymph vessels begin as blind/dead ended____   Capillaries  
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Blind/dead ended capillaries are called   Lymph capillaries  
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Endothelial cells overlap lymph capillaries to create____to prevent   Flaps, fluid from moving out  
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Specialized lymph capillaries in the villi of small intestines   Lacteals  
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Lacteals absorb____soluble products   Fat  
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Lymph in extremities flow via   Skeletal muscle pump  
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Valves in skeletal muscle pumps made of endothelium from   Flowing down/backwards  
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Lymph not in extremities is pushed toward heart by   Vasoconstriction of lymph vessels  
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Creates pressure during breathing to push lymph from the vessels in the lunch and chest cavity   Respiratory pump  
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Lymph all flows back into   Blood stream  
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Vessels in lower body unite in from of L spine to form   Cisteria chyli  
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Cisteria chili becomes___that travels along spine   Thoracic duct  
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Thoracic duct unites with vessels of the left upper body and empty into___   L subclavian vein  
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Vessels of the Right upper body unite to form the   R lymphatic duct  
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R lymphatic duct empties into   R subclavian vein  
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Mainly consists of lymphocytes in a framework of connective tissue   Lymphatic tissue  
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____migrate to lymphatic tissue and become activates   WBC  
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Lymphocytes proliferate in response to ___in all lymphatic tissue   infection  
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Has stem cells that produce most of the T lymphocytes   Thymus  
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Masses of lymphatic tissue   Lymph nodes  
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Lymph nodes are ___mm in diameter/length   10-20  
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Lymph nodes are encapsulated in__   Connective tissue  
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Lymph nodes are found in groups along___   Pathways/lymph vessels  
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Flows toward the node   Afferent  
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Flows away from the node   Efferent  
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Lymph passes through, pathogens are phagoytized by resident/fixed lymphocytes   Macrophages  
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Node may___when fighing infectin   Swell  
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Smaller than nodes   Lymph nodules  
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Lymph nodules are ___(encapsulated/un   Unencapsulated  
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Lymph nodules are located just beneath___   All mucosa  
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Lymph nodules in small intestines   Peyers patches  
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Lymph nodules found in pharynx   Tonsils  
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Just beneath diaphragm, behind stomach covered by ribs   Spleen  
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IN fetus produces RBC   Spleen  
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After birth acts as large node except it acts on blood not lymph   Spleen  
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After birth containes plasma cells the produce antibodies   Spleen  
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After birth contains fixed macrophages   Spleen  
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Fixed macgophages after birth (aka)   Reticuloendothelial cells (RE cells)  
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After birth stores platelets and destroys them when no lponger useful   Spleen  
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Not a vital organ in adults   Spleen  
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People without a spleen are slightly more susceptible to ____and___   Pneumonia, meningitis  
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Inferior to they thyroid gland   Thymus  
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Larger in fetus   Thymus  
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Very small in adults   Thymus  
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Produces T lymphocytes   Thymus  
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Also has endocrine function (secretes hormone)   Thymus  
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Necessary for immunological competence   Thymus  
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THymic hormone enables ___   T cells  
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Recognize foreign antigens and thus provide immunity   T cells  
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The ability to destroy pathogens to prevent infecton   Immunity  
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Mutated cells can also be recognized as   Foreign  
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Organ stransplants are also recognized as   Foreign  
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The chemical markers on cell membranes that identiful cells   Antigens  
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Immunity has __main components   2  
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____immunity treats everything the same   Innate  
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Nonspecific, no memory, doesn’t become more efficient with exposure   Innate memory  
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Immunity barriers: keratinized epithelium   Epidermis  
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Immunity barriers: prevent bacterial growth   Sebum  
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Immunity barriers: antimicrobial made in the live epidermal cells   Defensins  
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Immunity barriers: structural barrier   Mucous membrane  
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Immunity barriers: sweep pathogens out to be swallowed   Ciliated epithelium  
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Immunity barriers:enzyme in saliva and tears that destroy pathogens   Lysozymes  
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Immunity barriers: in submucosa and subcutaneous tissue   WBC  
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FOUnd in areolar connective tissue   WBC  
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Release chemicals that contribute to inflammation   WBC  
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Natural killer cells   Lymphocytes  
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Found in blood, red marrow, spleen, and nodes   Lymphocytes  
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Destroy pathogens and tumor cells by releasing chemicals like perforins   Lymphocytes  
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