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37 Cards in this Set
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Formation of lymph
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Lymphopoiesis
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Found in the spaces between cells and becomes lymph when it enters lymph capillaries
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Interstitial Fluid
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Not part of the immune system
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Platelets
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Not an area of lymph node concentration
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Bone Marrow
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Atopy
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A hypersensitivity or allergic state
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helper or suppressor cells are types of
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T cells
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Examples of immunoglobulins
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IgA, IgG, IgE
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Oropharyngeal lymph tissue
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Tonsils
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Mediastinal T-cell producer
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Thymus
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Nasopharyngeal lymph tissue
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Adenoids
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Abdominal organ that filters erythrocytes and activates lymphocytes
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Spleen
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Cytotoxic Cells
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T-cell Lymphocytes
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Interferons and interleukins are
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Antiviral proteins produced by t-cell lymphocytes
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Slight increase in numbers of lymphocytes
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Lymphocytosis
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Pertaining to poison
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Toxic
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Computerized x-ray imaging in the transverse plane
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CT Scan
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The virus that causes AIDS
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HIV
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Malignant tumor of lymph nodes
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Hodgkin Disease
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Viral infection causing blisters on skin of lips, nose, or genitals
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Herpes Simplex
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Cancer arising from the lining cells of capillaries, producing bluish red skin nodules
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Kaposi Sarcoma
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Major lung infection with fever, cough, chest pain, and sputum. Treatment is with Bactrim
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Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia
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Protozoal (parasitic) infection associated with AidS. Produces pneumonitis, hepatitis, and encephalitis
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Toxoplasmosis
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Fungal infection associated with AIDS. involves brain and meninges, lungs, and skin
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Cryptococcosis
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Organ in the chest that produces T-cells
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Thymus Gland
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Fluid in the spaces between cells
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Interstitial Fluid
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Collection of fluid in tissues
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Lymphedema
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Proteins that stimulate the growth of T-cells
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Interleukins
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Introduction of altered antigens to produce an immune response
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Vaccination
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Mass of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx
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Adenoids
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Syndrome marked by enlargement of the spleen
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Hypersplenism
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Suppression or deficiency of the immune response caused by exposure to HIV
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AIDS
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A hypersensitivity or allergic state involving an inherited predisposition
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Atopy
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Exaggerated hypersensitivity reaction
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Anaphylaxis
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Antibodies secreted by plasma cells
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Immunoglobulins
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Antiviral proteins secreted by T-cells
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Interferons
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Lymph nodes in the neck
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Cervical Nodes
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Large phagocyte found in lymph nodes
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Macrophage
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