4.01 Flashcards
Lymphatic fluid
straw colored fluid that goes between capillary blood and tissues
Lymphatic vessels
transport excess tissue fluid back into the circulatory system
Tonsils
masses of lymphatic tissue that produce lymphocytes
Spleen
sac-like mass of lymphatic tissue located in the left abdominal cavity, just below the diaphragm
Thymus
lymphatic and endocrine gland most active during the neonatal and pre-adolescent periods that produces lymphocytes
Immunity
the body’s ability to resist disease
Autoimmune
when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks normal tissue
adeno
gland
auto-
Self
carcino
Cancer
chemo
Chemical
Contra-
Against
-edema
Swelling
-gen
producing or causing
histo
Tissue
hyper-
Above normal
immuno
protection
inter-
Between
intra-
Within
-itis
Inflammation
leuko
White
lympho
Lymph
-lysis
breakdown, dissolve
micro
Small