Lymphatic, Nervous, And Endocrine Systems

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Blood components

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1. Blood plasma

# it is the liquid medium

#makes up 55% of blood

2. Formed elements

A. RBCs (erythrocytes)

B. WBCs (leukocytes)

i. Granulocytes

- neutrophils

- eosinophils

- basophils

ii. Agranulocytes

- t and b lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells كلهم ليمفوسايتس

- monocytes

C. Platelets

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Neutrophils function

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Phagocytosis

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Eosinophils function

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Allergy, animal parasites

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Basophils function

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Inflammation mediator, anticoagulant properties

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B cells function

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Humoral immunity

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T cells function

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Cellular immunity

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What is a lymph

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Clear fluid, present in tissue spaces, that circulats in lymph vessels

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Lymph vessels are

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Small tubes that carry the lymph fluid throughout the body

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Lymph nodes are

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Stationary collections of lymph tissue throughout the body

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The thymus is

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A gland present in the mediastinum, produces lymphocytes, which plays an important role in immunity

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The spleen is

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Blood-forming organ in early life, later a storage organ for red blood cells and a source of lymphocytes

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Tonsils are

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Masses of lymphatic tissue that is found in the pharynx

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Thym/o

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Thymus gland

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Lymphangi/o

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Lymph vessels

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph nodes

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Lymph/o

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Lymph fluids

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Functional relationship between blood, lymph, immune system, and other systems of the body

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1. Provides a medium for transport and exchange of productsthroughout the body

2. Protect and repair cells damaged by disease or trauma

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Pathological conditions related to the lymphatic system include

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1. Aquired immune deficiency syndrom (AIDS)

2. Lymphoma

3. Mononuceosis

4. Sarcoidosis

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Aquired immune deficiency syndrome

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Supperession or deficiency of the immune response (destruction of lymphocytes) caused by exposure to human immune deficiency virus (HIV)

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Lymphoma

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Malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue

for example hodgkin disease

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Mononucleosis

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Acute infectious disease with enlargement of lymph nodes and increase in lymphocytes and monocytes

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Sarcoidosis

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Inflammatory disease in which small nodules or tubercles form in lymph nodes and other organs

N.B: Sarc/o means flesh

-oid means resembling

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Diagnostic procedures include

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1. Computed tomography (CT) scan

2. Laboratory tests

A. Enzyme-linked immunosorbentassay (ELISA)

B. Western blot test

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CT scan

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X-ray image in a cross-sectional plane for diagnosis of lymph node abnormalities

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ELISA

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Screening test for antibodies to the AIDS virus

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Western blot test

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Precise blood test to detect antibodies to specific antigens, as in hive infection

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Treatment procedures include

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1. Chemotherapy

2. Radiotherapy

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Chemotherapy

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Treatment with powerful drugs to kill cancer cells

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Radiotherapy

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Treatment with high-dose radiation to destroy malignant tissue