Lymphatic System Anatomy
Tonsils, thymus, spleen
Name one harmful substance or agent our immune system protects us from.
Pathogens (e.g. bacteria, viruses, parasites)
Toxins
Tumor/Cancer cells
Viral-infected cells
Most common leukocyte, first to respond to infection but die quickly.
Neutrophil
The thyroid cartilage, epiglottis, and vocal folds belong to what part of the respiratory tract?
Larynx
The volume of air inspired and expired during quiet breathing is known as
tidal volume
Name the two main draining ducts of the lymphatic system.
Right lymphatic duct and thoracic duct
Name the two types of immunity.
This large, phagocytic cell was initially a monocyte.
Macrophage
Name the three sections of the pharynx from superior to inferior.
Nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx
During inhalation, atmospheric pressure is _______ than alveolar pressure.
greater
Which lymphatic organ serves as a blood reservoir and is responsible for destroying old RBC's?
Spleen
____ are proteins produced by the body in response to an antigen.
Antibodies
What cells are known as "antibody factories"?
plasma cells
What is the double-layered membrane surrounding the lungs?
Pleura
During gas exchange in the tissues, is the partial pressure of CO2 greater in the interstitial fluid or capillaries?
Interstitial fluid
What structures are tiny, closed-ended vessels responsible for taking up lymph from interstitial space?
Lymphatic capillaries
What response is signaled by the presence of foreign tissue and causes redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function?
Inflammatory response
The cell type involved in antibody-mediated immunity is
B lymphocytes
This part of the soft palate helps prevent food from going into the nasal cavity.
Uvula
What three volumes make up Vital Capacity?
(Tidal volume, residual volume, inspiratory reserve volume, expiratory reserve volume)
Tidal volume, inspiratory reserve volume, expiratory reserve volume
TV+IRV+ERV=VC
What happens to lymph (fluid) after it is collected in lymphatic vessels?
It is returned to the bloodstream (via the subclavian veins).
Receiving antibodies from mother to child across the placenta wall provides what type of adaptive immunity?
(Natural or Artificial) and (Passive or Active)
Natural, Passive
The cell type involved in cell-mediated immunity is
T lymphocytes
Alveoli are the sites of respiration and are surrounded by ________ to facilitate the gas exchange.
capillaries
An increase in the partial pressure of CO2 that causes an increase in breathing rate and depth is known as
hypercapnia