ALL APP TEST Q SEPT-April Flashcards
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What are lymphatic vessels
System of blind ended vessels that sits btw arterial and venous.
It takes back the 15% plasma that leaves the capillaries that venules don’t take back
3 main components of the fluid that comes out of the capillaries to bathe cells
O2, h2o and nutrients
What % of fluid comes out of capillaries gets back to the heart via the lymph vessels
15%
How does the rest get back to the heart
Via the venules and veins
Roughly how many lymph nodes are there
600
Why can large molecules and fat get into the lymph vessels but not capillaries
B/c the gap in the lymph vessel walls are bigger and overlap
Where does the lymph system drain back into the cardiovascular system
R&L subclavian vein
Which subclavian vein drains all the left and part of the right side of the body
Left
What are the two pumps that help get lymph fluid back up to the heart
Skeletal and respiratory pump
What are pluripotent stem cells found
Bone marrow
Which kind of cells are educated in the thymus gland
T cells
Why do nodes swell when you get an infection
B &T cells multiply
What does the spleen contain
RBCs , WBCs, CT (connective Tissue)
What are tonsils
Collection of WBC’s
What are the 3 main functions of the lymphatic system
Drainage 15%
Immune response
Transport dietary lipids ADEK & Fat soluble vitamins
What are the 2 types of resistance to disease (immunity)
Specific (adaptive) & Non specific (innate)
What are the two main type of WBC’s involved in specific immunity
B&T
What are the first and second line of defence in innate immunity
Preventing things entering the body and dealing with them after entry
What are interferons and what do they do
Proteins produced by WBC’s that destroy viruses
What are the 4 signs of inflammation
Redness, swelling, heat, pain
Why is fever a useful response to pathogen invasion i.e what effect is it supposed to have
Raise the body temp of host to disrupt the pathogens homeostasis
How do WBC’s recognise invaders
From the alien molecules on their cell surfaces
What molecules generate an immune response called
Antigens
What are self molecules
Molecules that all your cells produce that are unique to you