Chapter 6 The Lymphatic And Immune System

Question 1

Anti-

Answer 1

Against

Question 2

Carcin/o

Answer 2

Cancerous

Question 3

Immun/o

Answer 3

Immune, protection, safe

Question 4

Lymph/o

Answer 4

Lymph, lymphatic tissue

Question 5

Lymphaden/o

Answer 5

Lymph node or gland

Question 6

Lymphangi/o

Answer 6

Lymph vessel

Question 7

Neo-, ne/o

Answer 7

New strange

Question 8

-Oma

Answer 8

Tumor

Question 9

Onc/o

Answer 9

Tumor

Question 10

Phag/o

Answer 10

Eat swallow

Question 11

-plasm

Answer 11

Formative material of cells

Question 12

Sarc/o

Answer 12

Flesh, connective tissue

Question 13

Splen/o

Answer 13

Spleen

Question 14

-tic

Answer 14

Pertaining to

Question 15

Tox/o

Answer 15

Poison, poisonous

Question 16

Lymph/o

Answer 16

Lymph

Fluid that removes cellular waste products, pathogens, and dead blood cells from the tissues

Question 17

Lacteals

Answer 17

Specialized structures of the lymphatic system that absorb those fats that cannot be transported by the bloodstream

Question 18

Lymph nodes

Answer 18

Cervical, axillary, inguinal

Question 19

Vermiform appendix

Answer 19

Appendix

Hangs from lower portion of the cecum (first section of large intestine)

Question 20

Thymus

Answer 20

Secretes a hormone that stimulates the maturation of lymphocytes into T cells

Question 21

B cells

Answer 21

Effective against viruses and bacteria

Attack outside cells

Question 22

T cells

Answer 22

Coordinate immune defenses and infected cells

Attack inside cell

Question 23

Macrophage

Answer 23

Type of leukocyte that surrounds and kills invading cells

Question 24

Phagocyte

Answer 24

Specialized leukocytes that act as part of the antigen-antibody reaction by destroying substances such as cell debris, dust, pollen, and pathogens

Question 25

Monocytes

Answer 25

Leukocytes that provide immunological defenses against many infectious organisms

Question 26

Bacilli

Answer 26

Rod-shaped spore-forming bacteria

Question 27

Spirochetes

Answer 27

Long, slender spiral-shaped bacteria that have flexible walls and are capable of movement

Question 28

Neoplasm

Answer 28

Abnormal growth of body tissue

Question 29

Sarc-

Answer 29

Flesh

Question 30

Angi/o

Answer 30

Vessel

Question 31

-Genesis

Answer 31

Reproduction

Question 32

Angiogenesis

Answer 32

Process through which a tumor supports its growth by creating its own blood supply