Lymphatic System Basics
This clear fluid circulates in the lymphatic system.
What is lymph?
These white blood cells are the body‘s main defense against infection.
What are leukocytes?
This common illness is caused by a virus that attacks the respiratory system.
What is the flu?
The first line of defense prevents most pathogens from entering the body?
What is the skin?
This everyday activity helps flush out toxins through the lymphatic system.
What is exercise?
These small, bean-shaped structures filter lymph and help fight infections
What are lymph nodes?
This type of white blood cell produces antibodies to fight specific infections.
What are B cells?
HIV attacks and weakens this type of immune system cells engulf.
What are T cells ( or CD4 cells)?
The immune system has two main parts: the innate immune system and this other that remembers past infections.
What is the adaptive immune system?
The lymphatic system doesn’t have a pump like the circulatory system. Instead, it moves lymph using these.
What are muscle contractions?
The lymphatic system works closely with this body system to remove waste and transport fluids.
What is the circulatory system?
These immune system cells engulf and digest harmful invaders.
What are macrophages?
An overactive immune system can mistakenly attack the body, causing these types of diseases.
What are autoimmune diseases.
Vaccines help the immune system by introducing this harmless form of a pathogen.
What is an antigen?
Some immune system cells are named after this part of the body because they were first found there.
What is the thymus (T cells)?
This organ, located in the upper left abdomen, filters blood and helps fight infections.
What is the spleen?
This organ, found in the chest, is where T cells mature.
What is the thymus?
This condition occurs when the lymphatic system doesn’t properaly drain fluids, leading to swelling.
What is lymphedema?
This is the process where immune cells learn to distinguish between the body’s own cells and foreign invaders.
What is self vs. non-self recognition?
This is the largest lymphatic organ in the body.
What is the spleen?