Anatomy Immune System Flashcards
What are lymph nodes?
Produce and store lymphocytes
Contains clear fluid for transport
What are lymph vessels and where are they?
Transport network
Everywhere in our bodies, they travel alongside blood vessels
Name two things produced by lymph nodes.
Lymph liquid (transport liquid) Lymphocytes (white blood cells)
Where are lymph nodes located?
6 are close to skin
The rest are all over and mainly close to organs
Which two places are white blood cells produced?
In bone marrow (also stem cells)
lymph nodes
What is the spleens function?
Storing lymphocytes and sending white blood cells to the lungs and the brain
Filtering old and damaged blood cells
Thymus gland also part of immune system because they _____ normal _________ and turn them into _______, which can be duplicated/copied by the________
Strengthen
White blood cells
T-cells
Lymph nodes
How do tonsils help the bodies defences?
They have white blood cells and alert the body if infection has been eaten or inhaled
The ______ patches are located in the small intestine and are small areas of _______ which contain WBC to fight infection in the small intestine
Peyers
Lymph follicles
Appendix contains lymphatic vessels to regulate pathogens and it also contains ________ _______ to help when illness flushes _________ from large intestine.
Useful bacteria
All bacteria
What is an auto immune disease?
When the immune system fights itself
Healthy immune system is achieved by?
No smoking Good diet Exercises Healthy weight Sleep No drugs
