Lymphatic System 8 Jeopardy Template

Vocabulary	Parts of Lymphatic System	Word Parts	Functions	Vessels
100 What are lymphocytes? White blood cells	100 What are the six main parts of this system? Bone marrow, spleen, thymus gland, lymph nodes, and the tonsils	100 What does immun/o mean? The immune system	100 What does the lymphatic system do? Transport fluids back to blood and act as the bodies defense and resistance to disease	100 Why are these vessels important? Works to keep body fluid levels in balance and to defend the body against infections
200 What is lymph? Fluid that sends out immune cells	200 What are the lymphatic system components? Vessels, nodes, tonsils, thymus and spleen	200 What does lymp/o mean? Lymph	200 What do the lymph nodes do? They help protect to the body by removing foreign materials	200 What is the difference between vessels and veins? Veins increase in size and connect directly back to the heart while lymph vessels combine the larger lymph trunks that connect to the right and left lymphatic ducts
300 What is an edema? Accumulation of fluid in tissues	300 What is the largest lymphatic organ? Spleen	300 What does phag/o mean? Ingest	300 What does the spleen do? It takes out old cells and helps control the amount of blood and blood cells that circulate in the body	300 What do lymph vessels do? Transport lymph away from tissues
400 What are tonsils? Masses of lymphatic tissue	400 What is the smallest lymphatic organ? lymph capillaries	400 What does lymphaden/o mean? Lymph glands	400 What does the thymus do? Creates lymphocytes called T cells	400 What do afferent lymphatic vessels do? Flow into a lymph node and carry UNFILTERED lymph fluid.
500 What are lymph nodes? Bean-shaped filters that cluster along the lymphatic vessels of the body	500 What is the largest lymphatic organ at birth? Thymus	500 What does splen/o mean? Spleen	500 What do the tonsils do? Can stop germs entering the body through the mouth or the nose	500 What do efferent lymphatic vessels do? Flow out of a lymph node and carry FILTERED lymph fluid.

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