Lymphatic System Anatomy
The tonsils, thymus, and spleen are lymphatic ______.
Organs
Name the two types of immunity.
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 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
What cells are known as "antibody factories"?
plasma cells
This 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
The lymphocyte NOT part of the adaptive immune system.
Natural killer cell
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 increased vascular permeability?
Inflammatory response
Cell involved in antibody-mediated immunity
B lymphocyte
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, inspiratory reserve volume, expiratory reserve volume
TV+IRV+ERV=VC
The major lymphatic ducts drain into what veins?
Left and right subclavian veins
Receiving antibodies from mother to child or as an injection provides what type of immunity?
Passive
The type of T lymphocyte able to activate other immune cells
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