Chapter 9- Blood, Lymphatic And Immune System Flashcards
Hematology:
Specialty focusing on diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to blood and blood-forming organs
Hematologist:
Specialty in hematology
Immunology:
Specialty focusing on immune- and lymphatic-related diseases and disorders
Immunologist:
Specialist in immunology
What separates systems that work together?
Blood, lymphatic and immune
Two components of the blood?
Plasma and liquid
What are formed elements of the blood?
WBCs, RBCs, and platelets
Debris:
The remains of anything broken down or destroyed: ruins, rubble.
Lymph:
A clear, yellowish fluid containing white blood cells in a liquid similar to plasma. The fluid comes from the tissues of the body and is moved thru the lymphatic vessels and the bloodstream.
Mediastinal:
This location separating the right and left thoracic cavities
Replication:
The production of exact copies of a complex molecule, such as DNA.
Permeable-
A substance or structure that can be passed through, especially by liquids or gases.
Colostrum:
The first milk secreted by mammals after giving birth. contains more protein and is rich in antibodies, also called foremilk.
HIV/Aids:
Sign & Symptoms:
Treatment:
Flu like symptom’s
Swollen lymph node, especially in the neck
Muscle pain, fever, sore throat, headache, diarrhea, mouth sores
When people are first infected with aids , they may be no symptoms
Medications such as corticosteroids and Immune suppressant medications and physical therapy
Lymphoma: Hodgkins & Non-Hodgkins:
Sign & Symptoms:
Treatment:
Weight loss, fever, night sweats, chills, chills, chest pain, itchy skin, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, cough fatigue, swelling of neck, axilla, groin lymph nodes.
Psoriasis:
A usually chronic recurrent such disease
Alopecia:
Baldness
Hypothyroidism:
too little thyroid hormone is produced
Celiac Disease:
A digestive & autoimmune disorder
Multiple Sclerosis:
Neurodegenerative disorder that affects
