Lymphatic System
What does the lymphatic system transport
Lymph
An organism that causes a disease
All body cells (except red blood cells) have ________ on their surface called MHC proteins.
Self-Tags
The type of immunity that occurs after exposure to an antigen
Active
When the immune system under reacts it is referred to as
Immunodeficiency
Which cardiovascular vessel are lymph vessels most similar to
Veins
This pathogen always lives inside a cell
Virus
Type of white blood cells involved in the immune response : T-cells and B-cells.
Lymphocytes
Vaccines contain an _________ that “trains” your immune system to respond as if it has been infected with the live pathogen.
Antigen
inappropriate immune response to a harmless antigen called an________
Allergen
Severe swelling of tissues due to a parasitic worm that blocks lymphatic vessels causing tissue edema(swelling)
Elephantiasis
This type of pathogen is a single-celled, independent living organism. Has NO NUCLEUS. Most are NOT harmful
Bacteria
These lymphocytes are matured in the thymus
T cells
Edward Jenner was an English country doctor who noticed that ________ who were exposed to a disease called cow pox usually recovered and were then immune to the deadly smallpox disease.
dairy maids
_________ is a chemical released from mast cells and basophils that cause allergy symptoms.
Histamine
How many directions can lymph flow
One
The first antibiotic discovered by accident
Penicillin
These lymphocytes are matured in the bone marrow
B Cells
In 1805, ___________ insisted that his soldiers that had not had smallpox be vaccinated with the “Jennerian Vaccine.”
Napoleon
Do allergic reactions get better or worse with each exposure
Worse
Lymphatic system transports __________ from the small intestine to the bloodstream
Fats
The type of drugs that slow down the growth of bacteria
Sulfa
The largest lymph organ
Spleen
The smallpox virus only infects _________
Humans
An autoimmune disease that causes an inflammation of tissues in the joints
Rheumatoid Arthritis