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2018 med terms > Lymphatic & Immune System Review Exam 1 > Flashcards

Lymphatic & Immune System Review Exam 1 Flashcards

These are Key Terms for both Lymphatic and Immune Systems and information about the lymphatic system from the packet.

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blast/o

A

immature, embryonic

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carcin/o

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cancerous

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cervic/o

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neck

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-cide

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causing death

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-genesis

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creation, reproduction

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immun/o

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immune, protection, safe

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-lytic

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to reduce, destroy

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neo-

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new, strange

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-oma

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tumor

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onc/o

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tumor

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phag/o

A

eat, swallow

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-plasm

A

formative material of cells

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sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

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splen/o

A

spleen

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-tic

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pertaining to

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lymph fluid

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inter-cellular fluid that removes waste products from the cells

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lymph nodes

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small bean-shaped structures that provide a site for lymphocyte production

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tonsils

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masses of lymphatic tissue that trap pathogens entering the throat

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spleen

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a saclike mass of lymphatic tissue that filters microorganisms and other foreign material from the blood. Located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.

20
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lymphocytes

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specialized white blood cells that protect the body against disease AND monitor fluid for presence of antigens

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The lymphatic system is a system of…

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vessels, nodes, and other organs that transports, filters and cleans body fluids of pathogens, toxins and other unwanted substances

22
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The main types of body fluid are:

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plasma, interstitial fluid, and lymph

23
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The path of lymph through the body

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lymph always moves towards the heart and is eventually returned to the venous system through ducts

24
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How is lymph kept moving throughout the body?

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contractions of skeletal muscles, pressure changes in the thoracic cavity, smooth muscle contractions in vessel walls

25
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Metastasis occurs when cancer is spread to…

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a new location in the body, away from its original site. This often happens through the lymphatic system because of permeability

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