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ANAPHY BLOOD VESSELS, CIRCULATION, LYMPHATIC & IMMUNITY Flashcards

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The lymph nodes that found in your armpit

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AXILLARY

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The lymph nodes that found in your groin

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INGUINAL

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What part of the lymphatic system filters foreign material from blood and destroys old RBC’s

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SPLEEN

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The structure of a lymphatic vessel is most similar to that of a(n)

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VEIN

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What causes blood pressure

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Contraction of the ventricles in the heart

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Part of the aorta as it leaves the heart

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Ascending aorta

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Layer of blood vessels contains smooth muscle tissue

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Tunica media

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Largest artery of the body

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Aorta

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Cells that display foreign proteins on the surface

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CYTOTOXIC T CELLS ATTACK

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Active natural immunity occurs when

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An individual develops a disease

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What is the nonspecific lymphocyte that kills tumor cells and virus infected cells

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Natural killer cells

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Molecule that displays an antigen on the surface of cells

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Major histocompatibility complex molecule

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The _________begins with capillaries in the viscera and ends with capillaries in the liver

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Gastric Vein

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The right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery branch from the :

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Branchiocephalic artery

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Are found both more often in the leg veins than in the arm veins and allow blood to flow only toward the heart

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Valves

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16
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Are a location of gas and nutrient exchange

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Capillaries

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17
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The ability of the body to defend it self against disease causing organisms

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Immunity

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18
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Collects and transport lymph, a clear fluid helps maintain fluid balance and play a role in the immune response by filtering and removing harmful substances

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Lymphatic Vessels

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Collects excess tissue fluid which contains waste products and other materials from your cells

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Lymphatic Capillaries

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20
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The fluid that enters lymphatic capillaries composed of water and some solutes

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LYMPH

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21
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What are the 3 major functions of Lymphatic System

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1 maintenance of fluid
2 lipud absorption
3 defense pathogen

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The _____lymph nodes are in your groin

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INGUINAL

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23
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Carry blood away from the heart;usually the blood is oxygenated

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ARTERIES

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24
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Blood flows from arterioles into _________

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CAPILLARIES

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Carry blood toward the heart; the blood is deoxygenated (oxygen poor)
VEINS
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The _______ is equal to the cardiac output (CO) times the peripheral resistance (PR) which is the resistance to blood flow in all blood vessels
Body’s MAP
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Respond to stretch in arteries caused by increased pressure
BARORECEPTORS
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Reflexes respond to changes blood concentration of O2 and CO2 as well as pH
CHEMORECEPTORS
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Small structures that lie near the carotid sinuses, and aortic bodies lie near the aortic arch
CAROTID BODIES
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A type of white blood cell called lymphocytes that help your immune system fight germs and protect you from disease
T-Cells
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Send signals that direct other immune cells to fight infection
Helper T-Cells
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Molecule produced by the persons body that stimulates an immune system response
SELF-ANTIGEN
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Produce in red bone marrow and lymphatic tissue that fight foreign substances
White blood cells
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Ingest and destroy foreign substances
Phagocytic cells
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Has antiseptic peptides and works passively to prevent bacterial adhension
MUCUS
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Has bacterial properties; present in sebum, perspiration and urine
LYSOZYME
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The innermost layer of blood vessels
TUNUCA INTIMA
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The middle layer of blood vessels
TUNICA MEDIA
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The outermost layer of blood vessels
TUNICA ADVENTITIA
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Layer of blood vessels that composed of dense connective tissue adjacent to the tunica media
TUNICA ADVENTITIA
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Transport blood from right ventricle of heart through lungs and back to the left atrium
PULMONARY VESSELS
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transport blood from left ventricle through all parts of body and back to right atrium
SYSTEMATIC VESSELS
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Contraction of smooth muscle, decrease blood vessels diameter and blood flow
VASOCONTRICTION
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Relaxation of smooth muscle, increase blood vessels diameter and blood flow
VASODILATION
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Branch off from axillary arteries, where the blood pressure measurement are taken
BRACHIAL ARTERY
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Branch off from brachial artery, at the elbow; supply the forearm and hand
ULNAR ARTERY
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Branch off from brachial artery; supply the forearm and hand; commonly used for taking a pulse
RADIAL ARTERY
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What is the correct path through the circulatory system which describes the passage of blood originating in the left leg
Vena cava Left atrium Right ventricle Lungs Left atrium Left ventricle Aorta
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Which is the proper order of events in cell-mediated immunity? (1)cloning of cytotoxic T cells and memory T cells (2)antigen presented to T lymphocyte (3)activation of T lymphocytes (4) cytotoxic of T cells attack target cells
2, 3, 1, 4
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The lymphatic system palys a role in maintaning fluid balance within the body by:
Returning interstitial fluid to the plasma
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Which pf these arteries are able to actively dilate and constrict? (Select all that apply) A. Elastic Arteries B. Distributing Arteries C. Arterioles D. Small arteries
BCD
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Thymus located
Behind the sternum
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Lymph made of
White blood cells
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Lymphatic organs that serve as a training ground for immune T cells to mature
Thymus
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Transport blood from small arteries to capillaries
Arterioles
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Type of adaptive type of immunity results from natural exposure to an antigen
Active Immunity
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Type of adaptive immunity refers to antibidies attached to the surface of the antigen/ foreign agent
B cells
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Immunity that is present from our birth
Innate Immunity
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Immunity that is first to respond but dies quickly
Neutrophils
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Conveys that longest-lasting immunity to an infectious agent
Active immunity
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Which of the following does not act as a protecting barrier for the body surface SKIN MUCUS GASTRIC ACID SALIVARY AMYLASE
Salivary Amylase
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What cells involved in innate immunity PHAGOCYTES MACROPHAGES NATURAL KILLER CELL ALL OF THE ABOVE
All of the above
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What immunity is called the first line of defense
Innate immunity
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What do you call the measure of the force blood exerts against the blood vessel walls
BLOOD PRESSURE

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