Lymphatic System
What is a Lymph?
Fluid carrying WBCs, nutrients, etc through the body via lymph vessels.
Where is the Immune System Located?
Located in the Bone Marrow/ throughout the body.
What organ is located in your upper chest beneath your breastbone, and it’s most active before puberty?
Thymus
What helps immune system the most?
Eat a diet high in fruits and vegetables. Exercise regularly. Maintain a healthy weight
What is disease, and what protects your body from disease?
Disease is a failure to maintain homeostasis. The immune system protects your body from diseases.
What is the Lymphatic System?
The lymphatic system is part of the immune system. It keeps body fluid levels in balance and helps defend the body against germs like viruses, bacteria, and fungi that can cause illnesses.
Why is the immune system important?
It protects your body from harmful substances, germs and cell changes that could make you ill.
What organ controls the lymphatic system?
The spleen and thymus are lymphatic organs that monitor the blood and detect and respond to pathogens and malignant cells.
What is the largest organ with immune function in the body?
The intestine
Who has the strongest immune system, men or women?
Women tend to have a more intense innate, cellular and humoral immune response to vaccinations and infections than men.
What are Lymph Nodes?
Blobs of lymphoid tissue located along lymph vessels, filter and destroy invading microorganisms.
What is Bone Marrow?
Bone marrow is a sponge-like tissue, found inside the bone.
Where are Lymph nodes located?
Along lymphatic pathways, which occur in chains along the parts of the larger lymphatic vessels.
What is the most important organ of the immune system?
Bone marrow and thymus
Which specialist(s) evaluate/treat the immune system?
Healthcare professionals like allergists, immunologists, and oncologists can identify and manage disorders related to the immune system.
Describe how lymph is formed and transported.
Formed: Lymph is an interstitial fluid that enters the lymphatic vessels Transported: through lymph vessels
What is the Immune System?
The system that protects your body from diseases and infections.
What is the largest organ of the lymphatic system?
Spleen
What are the major organs for the Immune system?
-Lymphocytes -B-cells -T-cells -Anti-bodies
How do the immune and lymphatic systems work together?
Our lymphatic system and immune system collaborate to maintain our health.
What are Lymph Capillaries?
Smallest vessels of the Lymphatic System. Located in-between blood capillaries and other cells that process and drain interstitial fluid.
Explain how fever helps protect the body
Fevers can make the immune system more effective and weaken certain bacteria.
What is the smallest lymphatic organ?
Thymus
What organ has the most immune cells?
The spleen
What is not part of the lymphatic or immune systems?
Exceptions are the central nervous system, teeth, and the cornea of the eye, which do not contain lymph vessels.