A&P Lymphatic Flashcards
Drains waste and excess fluid
Lymphatic system
Afferent route
At lymph node
Efferent route
Out of lyph node
Encapsulated lymph accessory
Lymph node
Non-encapsulated lymph accessory
Lymph nodule
Stem Cell source
Red bone marrow
Produces B lymphocytes in spleen
White Pulp
Produces biliroth in spleen
Red pulp
Produces T-Lymphocytes
Thymus cortex
Keeps Iron away from bacteria
Transferrins
Released by viral infected cells
Interferon
Family of plasma proteins
Compliment system
Attraction and activation of phagocytes
Opsonization
Ripping cell open
Cytolysis
Central abdominal Lymph node
Cisterna Chyli
Entrance and exit of lymph node
Hilum
Degeneration in an ageing body
Involution
what binds to pathogen sruface
C3B
What type of T lymphocytes circulate in the blood
Helper T-cells
Macrophages come from
monocytes
Cell that circulates and attack and destroys
Natural killer cell
Proteins that create hole for natural killer cell to enter
Perforins
Fever promotes (3)
- Interferons
- Accelerates tissue repair
- Inhibits bacterial and viruses
Internal fever producing agent
Endogenous pyrogens
Surface piece of immune gene
Epitope
All cells of the body
MHC-1
Only found on antigen presenting cell
MHC-2
Primary antibody response
IgM
Secondary antibody response
IgG