Med Term ch14

Question 1

immun/o

Answer 1

protection

*immunity= body’s ability to resist foreign organisms and toxins

Question 2

lymph/o

Answer 2

lymph

*lymphoid organs= lymph nodes, spleen and thymus gland

Question 3

splen/o

Answer 3

spleen
spleen= organ near the stomach that produces, stores, and eliminates blood cells
*asplenia= a/(without)splen/(spleen)ia/(condition)

Question 4

thym/o

Answer 4

thymus gland=
is a lymphatic organ located int the upper mediastinum between the lungs. conditions T lymphocytes to react to foreign cells and adis in the immune response

Question 5

tox/o

Answer 5

poison

toxin= Poison; a protein produced by certain bacteria, animals, or plants

Question 6

ana-

Answer 6

again, anew
*anaphylaxis=An extreme, often life-threatening, allergic reaction to an antigen (e.g., a bee sting) to which the body has become hypersensitive…

Question 7

inter-

Answer 7

between

*interstitial fluid= fluid in the spaces between cells. this fluid becomes lymph when it enters lymph capillaries

Question 8

lymphaden/o

Answer 8

lymph node (gland)
*lymphadenitis= inflammation of the lymph node