| Basics | Cells, Tissues, and Organs | Leukocytes | Defense | Cellular and Humoral Immunity |
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What is fluid recover, immunity, and lipid absorption?
The three functions of the lymphatic system.
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What are natural killer cells?
"immune surveillance" cell
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What is a neutrophil?
Phagocytizes bacteria
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What is nonspecific defense?
innate type of defense
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What is cellular and humoral immunity?
Uses MHC-II proteins
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What is the right lymphatic duct?
formed by the right jugular, subclavian, and branchomediastinal trunks
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What is a lymphatic nodule?
congregated dense masses of lymphocyte and macrophages
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What is a monocyte?
precursor to a macrophage
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What is a defensin?
protein based structure secreted with sweat that presents microbial growth
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What is cellular immunity?
Type of immunity that attacks using performs, granzymes, interferons, and tumors necrosis factor.
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What is the cisterna chyli?
two lumbar trunk and the intestinal trunk
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What is bone marrow?
the location where B lymphocytes mature
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What is a eosinophil?
Secrete enzymes that degrade and limit the action of histamine
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What is active immunity?
Type of immunity that utilizes memory cells
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What are plasma cells?
The effector cells present in humoral immunity.
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What is the thoracic pump?
the mechanism in which there is pressure fluctuation due to respiratory action in the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
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What is the spleen?
produces blood in infants
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What is histamine and heparin
basophils aid the mobility and action of WBC’s by release of:
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What is artificial immunity?
Type of immunity that requires injection of vaccination
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What is cellular immunity?
Uses only T cells to attack.
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What is the lymphatic capillaries to the collecting vessels to the six lymphatic trunks to the two collecting ducts to the sublavian veins?
The route from the tissues back into the blood stream
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What is the thymus?
encapsulates the trabeculae
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What is neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, eosinophil, basophil
the order of commonality of leukocytes
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What is neutralization, agglutination, complement fixation, and precipitation?
The 4 types of humoral attacks.
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