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Cardiovascular System
- Circulates blood through the body's tissues
- Includes the heart and associated arteries, veins and capillaries
- Delivers substances to and removes substances from the cells
Lymphatic System
- Plasma leaves blood capillaries to become interstitial fluid; can pick up microorganisms and infectious agents
- Capillaries transport fluid to vessels to nodes
Macrophages
B Cells
T Cells
Lymph Nodes contain these 3 fixed Cells
Buboes
Swollen lymph nodes
Septicemia
Acute illness due to the presence of pathogens or their toxins in the blood
Sepsis
- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
Lymphangitis
Inflamed lymph vessels
Severe sepsis
- When Systemic inflammatory response syndrome progresses, there is decreased blood pressure and dysfunction of at least one organ
Septic shock
- Sepsis and uncontrollable decreased blood pressure
- Always by gram negative bacteria
- Response is very fast
The response of defense can be extremely fast sometimes causing release of chemicals into the blood leading to _____1______ of the entire body. In very severe cases, ____2____ can develop, causing ____3_____. According to the data given by CDC,every year around ____4____ deaths occur in the USA due to ____5____.
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