Lymphatic Quiz Flashcards

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Interstitial fluid is called

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Lymphatic

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1
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Transports fluids back to the blood that have escaped from the blood stream

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Lymphatic vessels

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2
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If lymph doesn’t go back into the blood plasma and stays in the tissues it causes swelling called

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Edema

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3
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House phagocytes cells and lymphocytes which help defend the body against disease

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Lymphatic organs/tissues

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4
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Lymphatic organs include

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Lymphatic nodes, spleen, thymus, tonsils, and peyer’s patches

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5
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Organs that remove foreign substances like bacteria and tumor cells. They filter lymph

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Lymph nodes

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6
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Where are nodes clustered?

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Inguinal, axcillary, and cervical region

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7
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Swollen lymph nodes indicate

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Infection

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8
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Organ that filters blood, destroys old RBCs, and recycles iron

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Spleen

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9
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Located in the throat by the heart; produces hormones to active lymphocytes to destroy foreign invaders

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Thymus gland

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10
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Lymphoid tissue in the throat, traps and removes pathogens

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Tonsils

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11
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What is it called when tonsils are swollen from infection?

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Tonsillitis

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12
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Lymphoid tissue in the small intestine that destroys bacteria

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Peyer’s patches

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13
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Work on a lot of pathogens

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Non-specific immune response

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14
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1st line of defense

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Surface membrane barriers

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15
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Phagocytes, natural killer cells, inflammation, anti microbial chemicals, and fevers

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2nd line of defense

16
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What are specific immune responses?

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The 3rd line of defense, vaccines, and antibiotics

17
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Antigens and antibodies

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3rd line of defense

18
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When you have an infection or receive a vaccine?

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Active immunity

19
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When antibodies are supplied by a human or animal donor

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Passive immunity