Parts of the Lymph
What is a lymph
A thin watery fluid composed if intercellular, or interstitial, fluid
Lupus
The bodies immune system attacks its own healthy tissue, causing chronic inflammation and damage
A bony framework and cartilage with skin covering this framework. Two openings called nostrils through which air enters.
What is the process of breathing called?
Asthma
Is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways, usually caused by a sensitivity to an allergen such as dust, pollen, an animal, medications, or a food.
What are lymphatic capillaries
Small open-ended lymph vessels act like drainpipes
Tonsilitis
An inflammation or infection of the tonsils
What are the naval cavities?
A place where air is warmed, filtered, and moistened.
Inhalation?
Th process of breathing in air
Bronchitis
An inflammation of the bronchi and bronchial tubes
What does the right lymphatic duct do?
The short tube that receives all of the purified lymph from the right arm
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
A chronic, malignant disease if the lymph nodes. making the patient night sweat, fatigue, weight loss, itching, and painless swelling of the lymph nodes.
What is the pharynx?
What is the dome shaped muscle between the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
Diaphragm
Influenza (flu)
A highly contagious viral infection of the upper respiratory system. Symptoms include chills, fever, a cough, sore throat, runny nose, muscle pain, and fatigue.
What does the thoracic duct do?
a much larger tube, drains the lymph from the rest of the body
Mononucleosis
The "kissing disease," it spreads through saliva. Causes fever, sore throat, fatigue, and enlarged lymph nodes and spleen.
What are the lungs?
The right lung has three sections or lobes: the superior, the middle, and the inferior. The left lung is smaller because the heart is located toward the left side of the chest.
Expiration (Exhalation)?
The process of forcing air out of the lungs.
Emphysema
A noninfectious, chronic respiratory condition that occurs when the walls of the alveoli deteriorate and lose their elasticity, resulting in an abnormal and permanent enlargement of the airspaces.
What are the tonsils?
Masses of lymphatic tissue that filter interstitial fluid.
Splenomegaly
The enlargement of the screen, can be caused by a viral, bacterial, or parasitic infection. Symptoms of swelling and abdominal and back pain.
What is the trachea?
Where is respiration controlled?
The process of respiration is controlled by the respiratory center in the medulla oblongata of the brain.
Laryngitis
An inflammation of the larynx and vocal cords.