VN17 Test 9 Flashcards

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What are Lymph Nodes?

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Oval and bean shaped structures found along the length of lymphatics.
Also known as lymph glands.
They range in size from 1 to 25mm in length ( about 0.04 to 1 inch) , looking like small seeds or almonds

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What are the three regions of Lymph node aggregation in the body?

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Groin, armpits, and the neck

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What are afferent lymphatic vessels?

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Lymphatic vessels that enter the lymph node at various sites

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What are lymphatic sinuses?

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Spaces between these groups of lymphatic tissue

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5
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What do efferent vessels unite to form

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to form lymphatic trunks

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What does the lumbar trunk do?

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Drains lymph from the lower extremities , the walls and viscera of the pelvis , the kidney , and the adrenal glands , and most of the abdominal wall

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What does the Jugular trunk do?

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Drains the head and the neck

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What does the thoracic trunk do?

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Main collecting duct of the system and is also known as the left lymphatic duct , and the
right lymphatic duct

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9
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Where does the thoracic duct empty all of its lymph into?

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  • Into the left subclavin vein
  • The right lymphatic duct empties all of its lymph into the right subclavian vein
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10
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Describe the thymus gland?

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Bilobed mass of lymphatic tissue found in the mediastinum behind the sternum between the 2 lungs

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11
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Where is the bulk of our lymphoid tissue located?

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Lymph nodes

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12
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Where are antibodies produced

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In b lymphocytes

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13
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Type of antibody found in exocrine gland secretions , nasal fluids ,
tears , gastric, and intestinal juice , bile , breast milk , and urine.

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Immunoglobin A

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14
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Immunoglobin D

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Type of antibody found on the surface of B Lymphocytes

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Immunoglobin G

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Type of antibody found in tissue fluids and plasma

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Immunoglobin E

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Found in exocrine secretions that is associated w allergic reaction

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Develops in blood plasma as a response to bacteria or antigen in food

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Immunoglobin M

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18
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What is the job of killer T cells

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Kill virus that invaded the body cells and cancerous body, cells , also involved in graft rejection

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19
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What is interleukin - 2 responsible for

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Stimulates proliferation of Tana B cells

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20
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Where do efferent lymphocytes exit the lymph node

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At the hilum , a slight depression on one side

21
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Efferent lymphatics unite to form how many lymphatic trunks

22
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What do T cells bind to

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Specific antigen presented by macrophages

23
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What are peyers patches

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Groupings of lymphoid follicles in the mucous membrane that lines the small intestine

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What does the bronchomediastinal trunk drain?

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Drains the thorax , lungs , heart , diaphragm , and rest of liver

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passage of digested food from digestive tract into the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems for distribution to the body’s cells.
Absorption
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physical movement or pushing of food along the digestive tract
Peristalsis
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elimination from the body of those substances that are indigestible and cannot be absorbed
Defecation
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breakdown of food by both mechanical and chemical mechanisms
Digestion
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Or alimentary canal , which is a long continuous tube that runs through the ventral cavity of the body & extends from the mouth to the anus.
GI tract
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What are tunics
Layers of the wall as of the alimentary canal that have similar arrangements of tissue layers
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What is the innermost layer of the alimentary canal?
— Tunica musosa
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What is vitamin B for
Muscle and nerve function and functions as a coenzyme in energy metabolism
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What is a uvula
Cone shaped muscular structure hanging from posterior border of soft palate
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How many incisors are there
8
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Hardest substance in body
Enamel
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Another name for swallowing
Degluition
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Describe the esophagus:
collapsible , muscular tube that is situated behind the trachea or windpipe
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Describe the pylorus:
narrow inferior region connnects with duodenum
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Describe the acini cells:
release a mixture of digestive enzymes called pancreatic juice
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Describe kupuffer cell
known as liver macrophage , converts ammonia from digested protein to harmless urea. & produces bile salts to emulsify fats
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first part of the small intestine?
Duodenum
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Chyme
Digested contents from small intestine
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the first part of the large intestine?
Cecum
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What does the liver do?
Excretes bile
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What is Vitamin A necessary for?
Vision , bone growth , maintenance of epithelial cells
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What is umami
Distinct flavor popular in Asian foods, detects MSG ( mono sodium glutamate)
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Describe the pariletal cells
secrete hydrochlorc acid , which activates the pepsinogen to become pepsin , the enzyme that begins to break down proteins.
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What is the gallbladder for?
Store and concentrate the bile until needed