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Chapter 14 Lymphatic & Immune Systems Flashcards

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Immun/o

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Protection

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph node

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Thym/o

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Thymus gland

Lymphoid gland in the mediastinum

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Tox/o

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Poison

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Ana-

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Again

Anew

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Inter-

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Between

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-oid

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Resembling

Derived from

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-phylaxis

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Protection

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-suppression

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Stopping

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-stitial

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Pertaining to standing

positioned

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AIDS

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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CMV

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Cytomegalovirus

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HD

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Hodgkin disease

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Histo

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Histoplasmosis

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HIV

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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HSV

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Herpes simplex virus

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KS

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Kaposi sarcoma

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NHL

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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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PCP

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Pneumocystis pneumonia

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SCID

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Severe combined immunodeficiency disease

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Toxo

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Toxoplasmosis

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Crypto

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Cryptococcus

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Adenoids

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Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx

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Antibody

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Protein produced by B cells to destroy antigen

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Antigen

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Substance that the body recognizes as foreign & evokes an immune response

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Immunity

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Body’s ability to resist foreign organisms and toxins that damage body

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Immunoglobins

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Antibodies produced in response to antigens

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Immunotherapy

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Use of immune cells, antibodies, or vaccines to treat/prevent disease

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Interstitial fluid

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Fluid in the spaces between cells

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Lymph

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Thin, watery fluid found within lymphatic vessels etc

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Lymph capillaries

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Tiniest lymphatic vessels

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Lymphoid organs

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Lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus gland

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Lymph node

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Collections of stationary solid lymphatic tissue, contains cells that fight infection

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Lymph vessel

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Carrier of lymph throughout the body

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Plasma cell

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Lymphocyte that secretes antibodies

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Spleen

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Organ in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen that destroys old cells

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Tolerance

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Ability of T lymphocytes to recognize and accept the body’s own antigens as friends

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Tonsils

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Masses of lymphatic tissue in the back of oropharynx

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Toxin

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Poison

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Vaccination

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Exposure of individual to foreign protein to provoke immune response

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Vaccine

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Vaccine duh

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