Lymphatic Flashcards
Spleen, Thymus and tonsils are all part of the _______
Lymphatic System
Management of amount of ______ around tissues, is a big function of the ________
water, lymphatic system
Interference with lymphatic system drainage leads to
edema/swelling
What is the difference between lymph and plasma?
Lymph doesn’t contain many of the proteins and nutrients of plasma.
Plasma leaks out of _____ ______ and is called ________ fluid and then is reabsorbed by _______ and called _______ fluid
Plasma leaks out of blood vessels and is called interstitial fluid and then is reabsorbed by lymph vessels and called lymph fluid
lymph allows for the movements of water and _______ from ______ to tissues
lymph allows for the movements of water and solutes from blood capillaries to tissues
The lymphatic system absorbs the _______ fluid to avoid ______
interstitial fluid to avoid edema
What are the primary functions of the lymphatic system?
Lipid absorption, fluid recovery, and immunity
Nonspecific and specific
innate and acquired
Four external barriers of the immune system
Skin, Mucous Membranes, GI tract, Digestive system
Respiratory burst produces superoxide which involves an ______ molecule that has lost an ________ and it will pull an ______ from _______
Respiratory burst produces superoxide which involves an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and it will pull an electron from bacteria
Are basophils responsible for respiratory burst?
No, neutrophils are responsible for respiratory burst.
respiratory burst also produces H2O2 which is known as _______ and HCLO which is known as ________
Hydrogen Peroxide
And Chlorine
Basophils aid in the mobility of ________
white blood cells
Monocytes are the precursors to _______ and do some _______
macrophages and they do some phagocytosis
histamine is a _________ and heparin is an __________
histamine is a vasodilator while heparin is an anticoagulant
Natural Killer Cells (Innate Lymphocytes) attach to pathogens and inject the pathogen with a protein called _______
perforin
perforin makes _____ in the _______
holes, cell
When perforin is present, a cell can no longer ________
regulate what enters and leaves the cell.
Complement proteins are proteins that
Form a membrane attack complex that results in cytolysis of foreign pathogens
4 types of humoral immunity
Neutralization, Complement fixation, Agglutination, Opsonization
Neutralization is antibodies ______
blocking pathogenic regions of antigen so it can no longer affect
Complement Fixation is
antigen binding to antibody which results in cytolysis or opsonization
Agglutination is
binding, clumping, and immobilizing
