Lymphatic System Flashcards
(80 cards)
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Aden/o
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Gland
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Angi/o
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Vessel (blood or lymph)
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Hem/o
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Blood
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hist/o
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tissue
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immun/o
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immune
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lymph/o
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lymph
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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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ana-
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against, up, back
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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-gen
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forming, producing, origin
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resembling
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-phylaxis
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protection
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-poiesis
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formation, production
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-rrhage
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bursting forth of
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B-cells
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cell that makes antibodies
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T-cells
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lymphoid cell that attacks invading cells
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Antibody
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made in response to foreign antigens
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Antigen
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protein marker on a cell
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Pathogen
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disease causing agent
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functions of the lymphatic system
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- provide immunity by protecting against disease
- identity and kill pathogens and tumor cells
- produce white blood cells and antibodies
- filters out organisms that cause disease
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Structures of the lymphatic system
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- tonsils and adenoids
- lymph nodes
- spleen
- lymph vessels
- leukocytes
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location of tonsils and adenoids
either side of the throat
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tonsils and adenoids function
destroy harmful organisms that enter the body through mouth
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lymph vessels are similar to what in the circulatory system
veins
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lymph vessels are one directional towards what
the heart
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lymph vessels have:
valves
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fluid from ___ spaces flow into lymph vessels
interstitial
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fluid is pushed through lymph vessels by what type of contractions
skeletal muscle contractions
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lymph fluid is eventually dumped into where
internal jugular and subclavian veins in circulatory system
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spleen is the smallest or largest lymph organ
largest
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spleen is similar to what but larger
lymph nodes
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what is the spleen filled with
lymphocytes
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spleen serves as a what for blood
reservoir
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the spleen does what for the blood and lymph
filters or cleans
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lymph nodes do what to foreign particles
filters or traps
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lymph nodes contain what
white blood cells
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where are lymph nodes found
throughout the body: neck, armpit, chest, abdomen, elbows, groin, and knees along lymphatic vessels
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white blood cells are also known as
leukocytes
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leukocytes protect against what
infection and disease
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leukocytes are produced where
bone marrow
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leukocytes move where until needed to fight infection
other parts of the body
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leukocytes are NOT released into the ___ until needed
bloodstream
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red blood cells are also known as
erythrocytes
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red blood cells are what kind of discs with no nucleus
bioconave
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erythrocytes contain:
hemoglobin
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erythrocytes carry
oxygen
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erythrocytes have what on the surface of each cell
antigens
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there are more than how many antigens found in blood cells
30
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the most common blood typing groups are:
ABO group and Rh group (the + and -)
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platelets are also known as:
thrombocytes
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thrombocytes are the ___ formed element of blood
smallest
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platelets/thrombocytes respond to what
chemicals released from damaged blood vessels making them sticky
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platelets/thrombocytes form what
clots
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AIDS is caused by what
HIV
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AIDS is the final stage of what infection
HIV
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is there a cure for AIDS
no
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what does HIV affect within the immune system
T-cells
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what part of the T-cells does HIV attack
RNA
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HIV causes T-cells to alter it's what to become HIV
DNA
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Lupus is what kind of disorder
autoimmune
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lupus affects what kind of systems
organ systems including skin
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Lupus symptoms may include:
fever, weight loss, rash on face, sensitivity to sunlight, arthritis, swollen glands, seizures
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lupus treatment
no cure but medications such as NSAIDS may help treat
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mono can be fatal due to what
ruptured spleen during activity
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mono is an infectious inflammatory disease caused by what
epstein-barr virus
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disease of a gland
adenopathy
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immunogen
producing immunity
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lymphocytepoiesis
formation of lymphocytes or lymph tissue
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anaphylaxis
against protection
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lymphohistocyte
cell of lymph tissue
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herniation of tissue
histocele
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angioplasty
surgical repair of a vessel
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histogenic
pertaining to production of tissue
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hemopoiesis
production of blood
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adenoma
tumor of a gland
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herniation of a vessel
angicele
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adenoids are above or below the tonsils
above
