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| run parallel to blood capillaries |
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| vessels that bgin as capillaries carrying lymph, continue through lymph nodes, and empty into the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct |
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| fluid that flows through the lyphatic system |
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| small encapsulated pieces of lymphoid tissue located along the lymphatic vessels |
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| lymphoid organ located in the abdominal cavity behind the stomach..destroys old erythrocytes |
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| lymphoid organ in the thoracic cavity |
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| the tissues, organs and physiologic processes used by the body to identify abnormal cells and foreign substances and defend against those that might be harmful including bacteria, microbes, viruses, toxins, parasites |
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| a foreign substance that invades the body |
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| protein substances produced by lymphocytes in the spleen, lymph tissue and nodes,and bone marrow that reacts to antigens |
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| anything that prevents invaders from getting inside your body prevents infections |
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| a basic unit of life that contains the internal organs, or viscera |
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| white blood cells, the most common type of phagocyte, that primarily attack bacteria |
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| cells that take fragments of the pathogen they have eaten and present them to a B cells |
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| least numerous of the leukocytes |
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| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
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| a series of illnessesn that occurs as a result of infection by the human immunedefiency virus (hiv) which causes the immune system to break down |
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| is a collection of symptoms that typically occur in the nose and eyes after exposure to airborne particles |
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| a condition in which there are insufficient levels of hemoglobin in the red blood cells |
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| a malignant cancer of the bone marrow and blood affecting the white blood cells |
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| the tonsils are located in the depressions of the mucous membranes of the face and the phaynx |
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| lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat where the soft palate arches downward in the oropharynx |
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| nonverbal messages communicated by posture hand gestures,facial expressions |
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| tone of voice, and the body language goes with wat you say |
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| the sender fails to express his or her opinion openly and honestly and displays little self respect |
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