[Readmore] di 02.13 Appendix C:Glossary‚ General Terms in Histology General Terms The following general terms are commonly used in histology. afferent - conveying toward an organ‚ as an afferent lymphatic vessel‚ or afferent nerve; efferent -conveying away from an organ‚ as efferent lymphatic vessel or efferent nerve. These terms are used with reference to an understood organ. capsule - a structure enclosing an organ‚ usually composed of dense
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Lymphatic system study guide- complete after listening to lecture and reviewing the vocabulary. 1. This receives lymph from the rest of the body a. Thoracic Duct 2. Small masses lf lymphatic tissue that rings the pharynx in the throat. a. Lymph node 3. This is literally an eating cell’ such as macrophages and neutrophils. a. Phagocytic cells 4. What is a substance capable of exciting our immune system and provoking an immune response? a. Antigens
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Therefore‚ screening for melanoma recurrence through skin self-examination and regular medical skin examinations is of the utmost importance. Melanoma begins on the surface‚ but it can grow deep into the skin and beyond. It can reach the blood and lymphatic vessels‚ and from there it can spread through the body‚ causing a life-threatening condition. Anyone can get melanoma‚ and the number of Americans who develop melanoma continues to rise. Melanoma is diagnosed in people of all skin colors. It is
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Affecting the Lymphatic System Type I Diabetes BY: Elaine Wells July 18‚ 2013 Anatomy and Physiology II Professor Turner Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong (chronic) disease in which there are high levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Type I Diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. It was previously known as juvenile diabetes. Type I diabetes is usually caused by an auto-immune reaction in which the cells that produce insulin are attacked by the body’s defense system. People
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involvement includes a painful rash on the arms and legs known as erythema nodosum and discoloration called lupus pernio is on the cheeks lips‚ ears and nose. Other more rare manifestations include the bone‚ brain‚ eyes‚ heart‚ kidneys‚ liver‚ nervous system‚ salivary glands and sinuses. General symptoms of sarcoidosis
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transplantation. Successful transplants require that two immunologic barriers be overcome: a host-versus-graft (HVG) reaction and a graft-versus-host (GVH) reaction. A myeloablative conditioning regimen‚ which involves a depletion of the patient’s immune system‚ usually precedes the transplantation of donor stem cells to control the HVG. However‚ twentyfive to 35% of patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation experience life-threatening transplant-related complications (Holler 1990).... [tags: Leukemia]
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the cause‚ who it affects‚ and treatment. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a form of cancer that attacks the lymph nodes. This form of cancer starts in cells called lymphocytes. Lymphocytes‚ also known as white blood cells‚ are a part of the body’s immune system. Lymphocytes are carried throughout the body by the lymph nodes and lymph tissue. Lymphoid tissue is made up of several cells that help the body fight infections. (Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma‚ 2015) The combination of B Lymphocytes and T Lymphocytes are
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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis On 11/16/12 one of my best friends passed away from a very rare disease known as Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis‚ or HLH. The exact cause of HLH is unknown. It is a disorder of the immune system‚ it leads to the activation of infection fighting cells called histiocytes and lymphocytes. Normally they are supposed to travel throughout the body and destroy foreign material and fight infections. Patients with this disease have too many of these activated histiocytes
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complaints of fatigue‚ sore throat‚ body aches and a headache. The patient has a medical history of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and she stated that she went through early menopause at the age of 17. The patient also says that she has a weak immune system and gets sick often. Social History The patient informed me that she is currently working at Subway and that she is not in school. She says that she has not traveled anywhere out of the area recently‚ but that she did encounter many people that
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HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT PURPOSE * ------------------------------------------------- A Head to Toe assessment is usually done upon admission to a medical facility to look for any current or potential problems. ------------------------------------------------- PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT NAME : Krishnaveni A/P Vengatachala DATE OF ASSESSMENT : 25 / 12 / 2012 ( 2300 hours ) VITAL SIGN * Blood Pressure : 120/70 mmHg * Pulse Rate : 78 bpm * Respiratory Rate : 20 bpm * Temperature
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