Lymphatic System Flashcards
Aden/o
Gland
Angi/o
Vessel (blood or lymph)
Hem/o
Blood
hist/o
tissue
immun/o
immune
lymph/o
lymph
splen/o
spleen
thym/o
thymus gland
tox/o
poison
ana-
against, up, back
-cele
hernia, swelling
-gen
forming, producing, origin
-megaly
enlargement
-oid
resembling
-phylaxis
protection
-poiesis
formation, production
-rrhage
bursting forth of
B-cells
cell that makes antibodies
T-cells
lymphoid cell that attacks invading cells
Antibody
made in response to foreign antigens
Antigen
protein marker on a cell
Pathogen
disease causing agent
functions of the lymphatic system
- provide immunity by protecting against disease
- identity and kill pathogens and tumor cells
- produce white blood cells and antibodies
- filters out organisms that cause disease
Structures of the lymphatic system
- tonsils and adenoids
- lymph nodes
- spleen
- lymph vessels
- leukocytes
location of tonsils and adenoids
either side of the throat
tonsils and adenoids function
destroy harmful organisms that enter the body through mouth
lymph vessels are similar to what in the circulatory system
veins
lymph vessels are one directional towards what
the heart
lymph vessels have:
valves
fluid from ___ spaces flow into lymph vessels
interstitial
fluid is pushed through lymph vessels by what type of contractions
skeletal muscle contractions
lymph fluid is eventually dumped into where
internal jugular and subclavian veins in circulatory system
spleen is the smallest or largest lymph organ
largest
spleen is similar to what but larger
lymph nodes
what is the spleen filled with
lymphocytes
spleen serves as a what for blood
reservoir
the spleen does what for the blood and lymph
filters or cleans
lymph nodes do what to foreign particles
filters or traps
lymph nodes contain what
white blood cells
where are lymph nodes found
throughout the body: neck, armpit, chest, abdomen, elbows, groin, and knees along lymphatic vessels
white blood cells are also known as
leukocytes
leukocytes protect against what
infection and disease
leukocytes are produced where
bone marrow
leukocytes move where until needed to fight infection
other parts of the body
leukocytes are NOT released into the ___ until needed
bloodstream
red blood cells are also known as
erythrocytes
red blood cells are what kind of discs with no nucleus
bioconave
erythrocytes contain:
hemoglobin
erythrocytes carry
oxygen
erythrocytes have what on the surface of each cell
antigens
there are more than how many antigens found in blood cells
30
the most common blood typing groups are:
ABO group and Rh group (the + and -)
platelets are also known as:
thrombocytes
thrombocytes are the ___ formed element of blood
smallest
platelets/thrombocytes respond to what
chemicals released from damaged blood vessels making them sticky
platelets/thrombocytes form what
clots
AIDS is caused by what
HIV
AIDS is the final stage of what infection
HIV
is there a cure for AIDS
no
what does HIV affect within the immune system
T-cells
what part of the T-cells does HIV attack
RNA
HIV causes T-cells to alter it’s what to become HIV
DNA
Lupus is what kind of disorder
autoimmune
lupus affects what kind of systems
organ systems including skin
Lupus symptoms may include:
fever, weight loss, rash on face, sensitivity to sunlight, arthritis, swollen glands, seizures
lupus treatment
no cure but medications such as NSAIDS may help treat
mono can be fatal due to what
ruptured spleen during activity
mono is an infectious inflammatory disease caused by what
epstein-barr virus
disease of a gland
adenopathy
immunogen
producing immunity
lymphocytepoiesis
formation of lymphocytes or lymph tissue
anaphylaxis
against protection
lymphohistocyte
cell of lymph tissue
herniation of tissue
histocele
angioplasty
surgical repair of a vessel
histogenic
pertaining to production of tissue
hemopoiesis
production of blood
adenoma
tumor of a gland
herniation of a vessel
angicele
adenoids are above or below the tonsils
above
