Lymphatic System Disorders Flashcards
SHEET OF FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE SEPARATING AND SUPPORTING MUSCLE
FASCIA
CLEAR-TO-WHITE FLUID MADE OF WBCS
LYMPH
A DISEASE AFFECTING THE LYMPH NODES
LYMPHADENOPATHY
LOCALIZED SWELLING OF THE BODY CAUSED BY AN ABNORMAL ACCUMULATION OF LYMPH
LYMPHEDEMA
MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF LYMPHOID TISSUE
LYMPHOMA
CANCER OF THE PLASMA CELLS
MYELOMA
ORGAN IN THE UPPER LEFT SIDE OF YOUR ABDOMEN, IMPORTANT PART OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
SPLEEN
SMALL GLAND IN THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM THAT MAKES AND TRAINS T-CELLS
THYMUS GLAND
THE PROTECTIVE RESPONSE OF THE BODY TO A SPECIFIC PATHOGEN
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY
SEVERE REACTION OF AN ANTIGEN
ANAPHYLAXIS
MILIGNANT TUMOR OF THE THYMUS GLAND
THYMOMA
ENLARGEMENT OF THE SPLEEN
SPLENOMEGALY
INFLAMMATORY DISEASE OF THE LIVER CAUSED BY THE HEPATITIS B VIRUS
HEPATITIS
LOCAL CONDITION IN WHICH THE BODY TISSUES CONTAIN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FLUIDS
EDEMA