What do the lymphatic vessels do?

What removes bacteria and cellular debris before lymph is returned to the blood?

this is found in tissue fluid and plasma, and defends against bacterial cells, viruses, and toxins; also activates complement

The ability to recognize and remember specific antigens and mount an attack on them

condition of cells; slight increase in numbers

The walls of lymphatic vessels are than what?

What monitors body fluids and is performed by lymphocytes and macrophages?

This is found in exocrine gland secretions(breast milk, saliva, tears, nasal fluid, gastric and intestinal juices, bile, urine)

This is mass of lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx

protein

Larger lymphatic vessels pass through organs called?

Lymph nodes are also centers of what?

This is found in plasma, activates complement, contains anti-A and anti-B, which react with certain red blood cells during transfusions of mismatched blood

Antigen-presenting cell; shows T and B cells what to attack

resembling

What are the lymphatic trunks

What attacks viruses, bacteria and parasitic cells that enter a lymph node?

This is found on the surface of most B lymphocytes, and functions in B cell activation

Use of immune cells, antibodies, or vaccines to treat or prevent disease

up; apart; backward; again; anew

What do the encapsulated lymphatic organs include?

This engulfs and destroys foreign particles, debris, and damaged cells

This is found on surfaces of basophils and mast cells; associated with allergic reactions

Fluid in the spaces between cells; becomes lymph in lymph capillaries

behind; back; backward