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Med Term exam 3 (12-15) > Ch 14 > Flashcards

Ch 14 Flashcards

1
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Lymphatic system function transports

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Proteins and fluid that have leaked, back into the bloodstream.

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Lymphatic vessels

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Absorb lipids from intestines and transports them to the bloodstream

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Lymphocytes and monocytes protect the body by

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Mounting a cellular attack on foreign cells and organs

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Lymph nodes

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  • cervical (neck)
  • axillary (armpit)
  • mediastinal (chest)
  • mesenteric (intestinal)
  • paraaortic (lumbar)
  • inguinal (groin)
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Macrophages

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Phagocytose foreign substances

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B lymphocytes (B cells)

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Produces antibodies; mature in the bone marrow.

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T lymphocytes (T cells)

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Attack bacteria and foreign cells; originate in the thymus gland. Does not produce antibodies.

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Spleen destroys

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Red blood cells

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Spleen filters

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Microorganism’s and other foreign material out of the blood stream.

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Spleen activates

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Lymphocytes during blood filtration (action is produced in the thymus gland)

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11
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Thymus gland provides

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Immunity in fetal life and in early years in growth

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12
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LEUKOCYTES

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Neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages.

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13
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Adaptive immunity (active)

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Having infection, vaccination, transfer of immune cells from a doner. Stem cell transplant.

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14
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Adaptive immunity (passive)

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Antitoxins, immunoglobulin, maternal antibodies

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15
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Cytotoxic T cells (T8 cells) attach to and

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Directly kill antigens

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16
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Dendritic cells are a

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Macrophage derived from monocytes.

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17
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Dendritic cells recognize

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And digest foreign antigens

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18
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Vaccines contain

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Antigens from the patients tumor cells. Stimulate the patients own at T cells to recognize and kill cancerous cells.

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19
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Dendritic cells cultured

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And exposed outside the body and reinfused

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20
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Monoclonal antibodies (MoAb)

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Multiple copies of cells or genes that kill tumor cells

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21
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Donor lymphocyte infusions

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T cells, infused after allogeneic stem cell or bone marrow transplant, attack tumor.

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22
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Adaptive immunity

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Ability to recognize and remember specific antigens and mount in attack on them

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23
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Adenoids

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Mass of lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx

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24
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Antibody

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Protein produced by B cells to destroy antigens

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25
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Antigen

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Substance that the body recognizes as foreign

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26
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Complement system

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Proteins in the blood that help antibodies to kill their target

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27
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Cytokines

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Proteins secreted by cytotoxic T cells to aid in antigen destruction

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28
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Humoral immunity

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B cells produce antibodies after exposure to specific antigens.

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29
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Immunoglobulins

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Antibodies secreted by plasma cells in response to the presence of an antigen

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30
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Interleukins

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Proteins that stimulate the growth of B and T lymphocytes

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31
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Interstitial fluid

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Fluid in the spaces between cells

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32
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Lymph capillaries

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Finest lymphatic vessels

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33
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Lymphoid organs

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Lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus gland

34
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Mediastinal nodes

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Area between the lungs in the thoracic cavity

35
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Monoclonal antibody

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Produced in laboratory to attack antigens and destroy cells

36
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Paraaortic nodes

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Near the aorta in the lumbar area

37
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Plasma cell

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Lymphocyte that secretes antibodies

38
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Lymph

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Clear watery fluid that surrounds body cells and flows in a system of lymph vessels through the body

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Spleen

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Organ in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen that destroys work out RBC’s, activates lymphocytes and stores blood

40
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Tolerance

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Ability of T lymphocytes to recognize and accept the body sown antigens as “self” or friendly

41
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Thoracic duct

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Drains lymph from the lower and left side of body; empties into large veins in neck

42
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Tonsils

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Masses of lymphatic tissue in back of the oropharynx

43
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Toxin

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

44
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Vaccination

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Exposure of an individual to an antigen that provokes an immune response that will destroy any cell with the antigen end will protect against infection

45
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Vaccine

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Weakened or killed microorganisms, toxins, or other proteins given to induce immunity to infection or disease

46
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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph node

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Tox/o

48
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Ana-

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Again, anew

49
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AIDS

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

50
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TB

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Tuberculosis

51
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MAI

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Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare

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Allergy

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Abnormal sensitivity acquired by exposure to an antigen

53
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Lymphoma

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Malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymph tissue

54
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Multiple myeloma

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Malignant tumor of bone marrow cells

55
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Thymoma

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Malignant tumor of the thymus

56
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CT

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Computed tomography

57
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Computed tomography

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X Ray image in the transverse plane produces cross sectional views of anatomic structures

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HIV

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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HSV

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Herpes simplex virus

60
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MoAb

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Monoclonal antibody

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RTI

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Reverse transcriptase inhibitor

62
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Axill/o

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Cervic/o

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Neck; cervix

64
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-cytosis

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Condition of cells

65
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-edema

66
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-globulin

67
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-megaly

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Enlargement

68
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-pod

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Resembling

69
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-pathy

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Disease; emotion

70
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-Penia

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Deficiency

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-phylaxis

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Protection

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-poiesis

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-stitial

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-suppression

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Ana-

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Up; apart; backward; again

76
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Auto-

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Inter-

78
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Retro-

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Behind; back

79
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What is the name of the fluid that lies between cells throughout the body?

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Interstital

80
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Malignant tumor of the lymph nodes and spleen marked by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells in lymph nodes

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Hodgkin disease

Med Term exam 3 (12-15) (9 decks)

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