Endocrine system
On top of each kidney
What is the location of the adrenal glands
Small blood vessels that carry blood out of a capillary bed
What are venules?
Best described as movement of fluid inside the lymph vessel network and return of the lymph to the blood
What is lymph flow?
A lymphocytes that produces antibodies
What are plasma cells?
Located in the pelvic cavity
What are gonads?
A protein that gives red blood cells the capacity to carry blood gases
What is hemoglobin?
Lymph vessels that do NOT have one-way valves
What are lymph capillaries?
A secondary lymphoid organ that serves as a major storage site for lymphocytes and platelets, plus filters foreign particles and pathogens out of the blood
What is the spleen?
Special chemicals that are secreted into the blood for communication and control
What are hormones?
Functions as an anchor to keep the heart in place and prevents it from overstretching
What is fibrous pericardium?
The region of the skin where lymph formation or fluid uptake occurs
What is the subepidermis?
Another term for antibody
What is immunoglobulin?
An endocrine gland that secretes mineralocorticoids
What is the adrenal cortex?
A major vein that merges into the cephalic vein
What is the subclavian vein?
The quickest route for removal of ankle edema
What is the popliteal catchment?
The study of the links between the nervous, endocrine, digestive and immune systems
What is Psychoneuroimmunology?
A hormone that is released when blood calcium levels are low
What is parathyroid hormone?
The most abundant type of plasma protein
What are albumins?
Foreign substances, proteins, cells and long-chain fatty acids
What are the primary components of lymph?
A type of lymphocyte that is responsible for inhibiting and stopping the immune response once the challenge has passed
What are suppressor t cells?