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| Network of vessels that transports fluid. Transports excess fluid away from interstitial spaces and return it to the bloodstream. Immunity. |
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| The fluid inside the lymphatic system, includes microscopic, permeable, blind-ended capillaries, lymphatic collecting vessels, and trunks and ducts. |
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| One-way gates that allow interstitial fluid to enter lymph capillaries, and do not allow lymph to excape from the capillaries. |
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| What is absorbed during inflammation? |
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| Lymph capillaries can absorb cell debris, pathogens, and cancer cells. |
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| They cleanse and "examine" debris absorbed during inflammation. |
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| Drains the right upper arm and the right side of the head and thorax. Empties into the right subclavian vein. |
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| Arises from the cisterna chyli and drains the rest of the body. Larger and longer and empties into the left sublcavian vein. |
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| Lymph enters from the collecting ducts and becomes part of the plasma. |
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| Filtration from plasma exceeds how much can be absorbed, resulting in excess fluid. This increase in hydrostatic pressure favores movement into the lymphatic capillaries. |
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| Returns small proteins filtered by capillaries back to the bloodstream. Moves foreign particles, viruses or bacteria, to the lypmh nodes. |
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| Lymphatic system lacks a pumping organ, low-pressure conduit vessels. Propels lymph the same way as veins do. PUlsations of nearby arteries, contract smooth muscle, muslcular and respiratory pumps and valves. |
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| Anything the body perceives as foreign. |
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| Manage the immune response and attack and destroy foreign cells. From the thymus. |
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| Produce plasma cells, which secrete antibodies and antibodies immobilize antigens. From the red bone marrow. |
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| Filtration: macrophages destroy microoranisms and debris (cleanse). Immune System Activation: monitor for antigens and mount an attack agains them (examine) |
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| Secretes hormones that cause T lymphocytes to become immunocompetent (able to develop an immune response). As a child it is most activev, but stops growing during adolescence and gradually muscle atrophy comes into play. |
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| Largest lymphoid organ. Site of lymphocyte proliferation, immune surveillance and response, and cleanses the blood. |
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| Peyer's Patches and the Appendix |
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| Destroy bacteria, preventing them from breaching the intestinal wall. Generate "memory" lymphocytes for long-term immunity. |
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| Species resistance, mechanical and chemical barriers, natural killer cells, inflammation, phagocytosis, and fever. Faster response. |
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| Immunity. Specialized lymphocytes recognize foreign molecules and act against them. 3rd line of defense. |
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| T cells attach to foreign antigen presenting cells and interact directly. Cell to cell contact. |
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| B cells divide and differentiate into plasma cells. They secrete antibodies or immunoglobulins, which react in various ways to destroy specific antigen presenting cells. |
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| Plasma and tissue fluids, bacteria, viruses and toxins, activates complement. |
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| exocrine gland secretions: breast milk, tears, snot, gastric and intestinal juice, bile and urine. |
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| plasma in response to contact with certain antigens with food or bacteria, activates complement, anti-A and anti-B in blood |
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| surface of most B cells, important in activating B cells |
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| exocrine secretions with IgA, allergic reactions |
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| Activation of B or T cells AFTER first encountering the antigens they specialize to react to. |
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| Encounter with the antigen after primary response, memory B and memory T cells respond. |
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| Immune response to a nonharmful substance, allergens trigger allergic responses. |
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| Immune system can't distinguish self from non-self. |
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