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Immunity
Vocabulary
100
Transports the excess tissue fluid back into the circulatory system
What is lymph vessels
100
Soft masses of lymphatic tissue located near the pharynx
What is tonsils
100
Occurs when the body's immune system fails to protect itself against foreign material
What is hypersensitivity
100
The ability of the body to resist pathogens and foreign materials and the diseases they cause
What is immunity
100
Define allergen
any substance that can cause an allergy
200
Produces lymphocytes and filters out harmful bacteria
What is lymph nodes
200
Small, bean-shaped organs located throughout the body
What is lymph nodes
200
Thickening of the skin and blood vessels
What is scleroderma
200
The immunity we are born with
What is natural immunity
200
Define vaccination
injection of a weakened or mild form of a pathogen to produce immunity
300
Acts as an intermediary between the blood in the capillaries and the tissue
What is lymph fluid
300
Thin walled, valved structures that carry lymph to and from lymph nodes
What is lymphatic vessels
300
A chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease, immune system may attack and damage several organs
What is lupus
300
A reaction that is the result of exposure to a harmful organism
What is acquired immunity
300
Define tonsillectomy
surgical removal of the palatine tonsils
400
Produces T-lymphocytes necessary for the immune system
What is the thymus gland
400
Sac-like mass of lymphatic tissue, located in the upper, left abdomen, under the rib cage
What is the spleen
400
Cancer of the lymph nodes
What is Hodgkin’s Disease
400
Borrowed immunity; acquired artificially by injecting antibodies produced by the blood of someone else to protect against a certain disease
What is passive acquired immunity
400
Define incubation period
the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease
500
Acts as a reservoir for blood in case of emergency
What is the spleen
500
Pinkish-grey organ that consists mostly of lymphatic tissue and two thymic lobes
What is the thymus gland
500
Infection with the Epstein-Barr virus
What is infectious mononucleosis
500
Being inoculated with a suitable vaccine, antigen, or toxoid; the body will be stimulated to produce antibodies
What is artificial acquired immunity:
500
Define adenoids
lymphoid tissue located behind the nasal cavity