Do you have a Lymph?
This drains the right upper arm and right side of the head and thorax
What is the right Lymphatic duct?
Sometimes called lymph glands, but are not true glands.
What is a lymph node?
Another word for white blood cells
What are Leukocytes?
The network of vessels through which lymph drains from the tissues into the blood
What is the lymphatic system?
The Lymphatic system helps the body fight ______.
What are infections?
This is what you would be without a Lymphatic system
What is dead?
This organ has both lymphatic and hematologic functions
What is the spleen?
A fluid that sends out immune cells.
What is lymph?
These drain fluid from specific areas of the body.
What are lymph vessels?
DAILY DOUBLE!
White blood cells are made here
What is the Red Bone Marrow?
This prevents edema
What is the removal of excess tissue fluid?
These invaginations of the tonsils trap bacteria and other foreign material
What are the Tonsillar crypts?
A fluid that leaks out of capillaries
What is interstitial fluid?
It is the site of T-cell maturation
What is the Thymus?
The ______ has white pulp and red pulp
What is the spleen?
These structures filter lymph
What are lymph nodes?
Aggregated lymphoid nodules in small intestine
What are Peyer's patches?
Enlarged terminus of the Thoracic duct.
What is Cisterna Chyli?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
A secondary organ located at the back of the throat. What are tonsils?
_____ allow body movements to propel lymph toward the heart.
What are valves?
These cells produce antibodies that inactivate antigens
What are B Lymphocytes (or Plasma cells)?
The outer layer of a lymph node
What is the capsule?
Accumulation of fluid in the tissues
What is edema?
Three characteristics of the immune response are the ability to distinguish self from nonself, memory and.....
What is Specificity?
______ & ________ are considered to be the primary lymphoid organs.
What are the Thymus and red bone marrow?