Vital Organs
Normally fist sized organ
What is spleen?
The lymphatic system works with this system when lymphedema occurs.
What is circulatory system?
Cells that keep your body safe from diseases.
What is white blood cells?
The amount of blood released in step 1 of Interstitial Fluid Drainage (Process 1)
What is 20 liters?
Another name for white blood cells
What is leukocytes?
Organ described as "small bumps" located in the back of our throat
What are tonsils?
Sickness caused by DNA mutations in white blood cells
What is Lymphoma?
There is no permanent defense/ treatment for this disease
What is Lymphedema?
This process causes fluid leakage from capillaries.
What is Interstitial Fluid Drainage.
They thymus gland gets replaced with this as you get older.
What is fatty tissue?
This keeps the overall fluid balance in your body
What are lymphatic capillaries?
Proper name for thread-like parasitic roundworms in Lymphatic Filiriasis
What is Nematodes?
Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy has this cure rate when in comes to Lympoma
What is 70%-80%?
Amount of fluid absorbed in step 2 of Interstitial Fluid Drainage ( Process 1)
What is about 17 liters?
The two systems that the Lymphatic system work with.
What are the cardiovascular system and digestive system?
The things the spleen creates antibodies against
What is blood- borne pathogens?
The primary causes of Lymphedema
What are genetic malformations of lymph nodes?
This treatment kills parasitic worms, stops the spread of infection, and manages physical swelling and tissue damage
What is Lymphatic Filiriasis treatment?
T cells are activated for this reason in step 4 of Lymph Node Immune Filtration and Adaptive Activation (Process 2).
What is to hunt down and destroy infected or abnormal cells?
Lymphoma can be diagnosed by either of these two things
What are physical exams and blood tests?
Lymph nodes are connected by tubes that do this
What is collect the extra lymph around your cells?
The walls of the lymphatic ducts dilate and thicken over time in which of the three sicknesses.
What is Lymphatic Filiriasis?
This therapy reduces swelling, prevents infection, and restores limb mobility when it comes to lymphedema
What is Complex Decongestive Therapy
One of the two specialized immune cells in step 3 of Lymph Node Immune Filtration and Adaptive Activation (Process 2)
What is like dendritic cells OR macrophages?
The special lymphatic vessels in the small intestines that pick up dietary fats and fat-soluble vitamins that the regular blood capillaries are too small to absorb.
What are lacteals?