Chapter 14 Flashcards
Lymphatic and Immune Systems
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axill/o
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armpit
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cervic/o
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neck
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immun/o
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immune, protection, safe
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inguin/o
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groin
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymphaden/o
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lymph gland (node)
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splen/o
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spleen
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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tox/o
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poison
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-cytosis
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condition of cells, slight increase in numbers
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-edema
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swelling
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-globulin
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protein
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resembling, derived from
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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deficiency
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-phylaxis
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protection
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-poiesis
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formation
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-stitial
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pertaining to standing or positioned
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-suppression
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stopping
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ana-
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again, anew
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auto-
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self, own
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hyper-
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above, excessive
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inter-
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between
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retro-
behind, back, backward
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AIDS
disorder in which the immune system is suppressed by exposure to HIV
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Hodgkin's disease
malignant tumor of lymph nodes and spleen marked by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells in lymph nodes
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lymphoid organs
tissue that produces lymphocytes -- spleen, thymus, tonsils, and adenoids
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allergens
an antigen capable of causing allergy (hypersensitivity)
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anaphylaxis
an extraordinary hypersensitivity to a foreign protein; marked by hypotension, shock, and respiratory distress
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thymectomy
removal of a mediastinal organ (thymus)
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hypersplenism
syndrome marked by enlargement of the spleen and associated with anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia
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lymphedema
swelling of tissues due to interstitial fluid accumulation interferons
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interferons
antiviral proteins secreted by T cells
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cytotoxic T cells
T lymphocytes that directly kill foreign cells (T8 cells)
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helper T cells
lymphocyte that aids B cells, also called T4 or CD4+ cell
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immunoglobulins
antibodies produced by plasma cells-- IgA, IgE, IgG, IgM, IgD
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ELISA
(enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay): test to detect anti-HIV antibodies
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HIV
human immunodeficiency virus; the retrovirus that causes AIDS
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Kaposi sarcoma
a malignant condition associated with AIDS (purplish skin nodules appear)
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plasma cells
transformed B cells that secrete antibodies
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suppressor T cells
T cell lymphocytes that inhibit the activity of B and T cell lymphocytes (Tregs)
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toxins
poisons (antigens)
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CD4-lymphocytes
white blood cells that are destroyed by the AIDS virus
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HAART
use of combinations of drugs to treat AIDS
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PCP
pneumocystis pneumonia: major pneumonia that AIDS patients get
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protease inhibitor
drug used to treat AIDS by blocking the production of a proteolytic enzyme
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reverse transcriptase inhibitor
drug used to treat AIDS by blocking the growth of HIV
