Structures
A watery fluid inside lymphatic vessels.
What is lymph fluid?
A lymphatic system disease caused by a virus, spread by oral contact, and occurs most frequently in young adults and children.
What is mononucleosis?
The body's ability to resist pathogens and foreign materials and the diseases they cause.
What is immunity?
The structures of the lymphatic system found in the throat.
What are tonsils?
Term for formation of lymphocytes.
What is lymphopoiesis?
Vessels that resemble and closely parallel the veins.
What are lymphatic vessels.
A life-threatening response to an allergen, a bee sting for example.
What is anaphylaxis?
Immunity you acquire as the result of having a disease.
What is natural acquired immunity?
The structure of the lymphatic system found in the abdomen.
What is the spleen?
Term for tumor of the bone marrow.
What is myeloma?
Organ in the lymphatic system that stores a large number of red blood cells.
What is the spleen?
A disease whose primary symptoms are swollen lymph nodes without pain or discomfort.
What is Hodgkin's disease?
Immunity acquired after being inoculated with a vaccine, antigen or toxoid.
What is artificial acquired immunity?
A type of tonsil located in the rear of the nasal pharynx.
What are adenoids?
Any substance that stimulates an immune response.
What is an antigen?
Closely resembles lymph fluid.
What is blood plasma?
An autoimmune disease whose classic symptom is a "butterfly" rash over the cheeks and the bridge of the nose.
What is lupus erythematosus?
The immunity you receive after being injected with antibodies following exposure to an infectious disease.
What is passive acquired immunity?
The largest organ of the lymphatic system.
What is the spleen?
Enlargement of the spleen.
What is splenomegaly?
Body's first line of defense in non-specific immunity
What is the skin?
A neoplastic overgrowth of white blood cells.
What is leukemia?
Unbroken skin, cilia, mucus, phagocytes are all examples of ____________.
What is non-specific immunity?
A small finger-like mass of lymphoid tissue attached to the first part of the large intestine.
What is the appendix?
The clumping of cells or particles in the presence of specific antibodies.
What is agglutination?