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41 Cards in this Set
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Protective "Safety net" in the body that helps fight off biological enemies
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Immune system
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I S
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Excess fliud and proteins are returned to the blood as...
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lymph
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L
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Excess fluid and proteins from capillary beds are returned to the blood through these tiny vessels...
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lymphatic vessels
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L V
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Tissue fluid BETWEEN tissue cells is called...
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interstitial fluid
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I F
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Lymphatic and blood vessels are both formed from sheets consisting of a layer of simple squamous epithelium called...
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endothelium
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Endo.......
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Lymphatic venules and veins eventually empty into these two terminal vessels called...
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The Right Lymphatic Duct and the Thoracic Duct
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R L D & T D
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Pouch like structure of the thoracic duct in the abdomin
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cisterna chyli
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C C
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Lympatic vessels in the walls of the small intestine
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lacteals
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Lact
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Lymph is flitered by passing through...
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lymph nodes
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L N
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Lymph vessels entering a lymph node are...
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Afferent
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(efferent or afferent)
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Lymph exits the lymph node through ______ pathways.
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efferent
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afferent or efferent
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________ is a small lymphoid tissue organ located in the mediastinum (as a child)
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thymus
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T
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Cells produced by the Thymus that are critical to the functioning of the immune system.
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T-lymphocytes
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aka T cells
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Hormone secretion by the thymus
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thymosins
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T
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Tonsils located on each side of the throat
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palatine tonsils
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tonsils most commonly taken out
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Tonsil near posterior opening of the nasal cavity
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pharyngeal tonsils
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aka adenoids
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Tonsil near the base of the tongue
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lingual tonsil
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you take liquid B vitamins sub______.
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The largest lymphoid organ in the body
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spleen
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Surgical removal of the largest lymphoid organ in the body
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splenectomy
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Two basic functions of the respiratory system...
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as an air distributor and as an gas exchanger
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A D & G E
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Other functions of the respiratory system
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filters, warms, and humidifies the air we breathe
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F,W,H
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An insufficient oxygen supply to the tissues.
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Hypoxia
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H
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Respiratory organs
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nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
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N,P,L,T,B,L
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millions of extremely tiny, thin walled sacs with in the lungs
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alveoli
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A
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The passive transport process which is responsible for the exchange of gases that occurs in the respiratory system.
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Diffusion
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D
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Upper respiratory tract is composed of...
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Nose, pharynx, and larynx
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N,P,L
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Lower respiratory tract is composed of...
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trachea, bronchial tree, and the lungs
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T,BT,L
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The membrane that lines most of the air distribution tubes in the system.
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respiratory mucosa
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R Mu
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Separates the air in the alveoli from the blood in the surrounding capillaries.
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respiratory membrane
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R Me
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Sphincter muscle that hold food in the stomach for partial digestion
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pyloric sphincter
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Py Sph
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connects the pharynx with the stomach
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esophagus
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Eso
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Backwards movement of stomach contents into the lower portion of the esophagus
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hiatal hernia
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HH
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Sphincter musle at the end of the esophagus
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gastroesophageal
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Gastro
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Broken down food mixed with gastric juice is all so know as....
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chyme
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ch
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enlarged portion to the left of and above the opening of the esophagus is what?
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fundus
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fun
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When the stomach lining lies in folds, (empty stomach)
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rugae(ROO-gee)
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Ru
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mid section of the stomach is called....
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the body
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b
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lower section of the stomach is called the
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pylorus
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pyl
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upper section of the small intestine
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duodenum
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duo
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mid section of the small intestine
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jejunum
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jej
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lower section of the small intestine
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ileum
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