Lymphatic System
Lymphatic system study guide- complete after listening to lecture and reviewing the vocabulary.
1. This receives lymph from the rest of the body
The thoracic duct receives lymph from the rest of the body.
2. Small masses lf lymphatic tissue that rings the pharynx in the throat.
Tonsils are small masses of lymphatic tissue that rings the pharynx in the throat.
3. This is literally an ‘eating cell’ such as macrophages and neutrophils.
Phagocytic cells are eating cells such as macrophages and neutrophils.
4. What is a substance capable of exciting our immune system and provoking an immune response?
Antigens are substances capable of exciting our immune system and provoking an immune response.
5. Later immune responses which are much faster, more prolonged, and more effective are called ______.
Active immunity responses are later responses which are much faster, more prolonged, and more effective.
6. This contains dead or weakened viruses injected to initiate active immunity.
Vaccines contain dead or weakened viruses injected into initiate active immunity.
7. T cells that remain behind after an infection to provide immunological memory are called ________.
Memory T cells remain behind after an infection to provide immunological memory.
8. A body wide, acute, allergic response that is fairly rare is called ________.
Anaphylactic shock is an acute, allergic response that is fairly rare.
9. What is it called when the body produces antibodies and sensitized T cells that attack and damage its own tissues?
Autoimmune disorders are when a\the body produces antibodies and sensitized T cells that attack and damage its own tissues.
10. Tissue grafts taken from unrelated persons are called __________.
An allograft is tissue grafts taken from unrelated people.
11. Small proteins that diffuse to nearby cells and bind to their membrane receptors are called _________.
Interferons are small proteins that diffuse to nearby cells and bind to their membrane
1. This receives lymph from the rest of the body
The thoracic duct receives lymph from the rest of the body.
2. Small masses lf lymphatic tissue that rings the pharynx in the throat.
Tonsils are small masses of lymphatic tissue that rings the pharynx in the throat.
3. This is literally an ‘eating cell’ such as macrophages and neutrophils.
Phagocytic cells are eating cells such as macrophages and neutrophils.
4. What is a substance capable of exciting our immune system and provoking an immune response?
Antigens are substances capable of exciting our immune system and provoking an immune response.
5. Later immune responses which are much faster, more prolonged, and more effective are called ______.
Active immunity responses are later responses which are much faster, more prolonged, and more effective.
6. This contains dead or weakened viruses injected to initiate active immunity.
Vaccines contain dead or weakened viruses injected into initiate active immunity.
7. T cells that remain behind after an infection to provide immunological memory are called ________.
Memory T cells remain behind after an infection to provide immunological memory.
8. A body wide, acute, allergic response that is fairly rare is called ________.
Anaphylactic shock is an acute, allergic response that is fairly rare.
9. What is it called when the body produces antibodies and sensitized T cells that attack and damage its own tissues?
Autoimmune disorders are when a\the body produces antibodies and sensitized T cells that attack and damage its own tissues.
10. Tissue grafts taken from unrelated persons are called __________.
An allograft is tissue grafts taken from unrelated people.
11. Small proteins that diffuse to nearby cells and bind to their membrane receptors are called _________.
Interferons are small proteins that diffuse to nearby cells and bind to their membrane