The Lymphatic And Immune Systems

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Anti-

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Against

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous

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Immun/o

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Immune, projection, safe

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Lymph/o

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Lymph, lymphatic tissue

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph node or gland

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Lymphangi/o

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Lymph vessel

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Neo-, ne/o

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New, strange

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-oma

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Tumor, neoplasm

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Phag/o

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Eat, swallow

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-plasm

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Formative material of cells

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Sarc/o

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Flesh, connective tissue

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Pertaining to

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Tox/o

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Poisonous

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Edema

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Swelling

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Lymphatic system

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Absorbs fats & fat-soluble vitamins through the small intestine.

Removes the waste products from the body tissues and cooperates with immune system to destroy invading pathogens.

Returns filtered lives to the veins at the base of the neck

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Cervical lymph nodes

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Located along the side of the neck

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Axillary lymph nodes

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Located underneath the arm

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Inguinal lymph nodes

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Looking in your inguinal (groin) area

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Lymphocyte

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White blood cells formed in bone marrow

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B cells

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Effective against viruses and bacteria B cells attack invaders outside the cells

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T cells

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Coordinate immune defense and infected cells T cells attack invaders inside the cells

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Tonsils

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Consist of three messes that prevent pathogens from entering the body through the nose and mouth

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Adenoids

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Located in the nasopharynx

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Palatine

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Located on the left and right side of the throat in the area visible at the back of the mouth

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Lingual

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Located at the base of the tongue

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Thymus

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T cell production

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Vermiform appendix

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Unknown function also known as Appendix plays an important role in the immune system

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Spleen

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Fights infections and controls blood balance

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First line of defense

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Intact skin (no breaks in the skin)

Respiratory system (traps foreign objects in moist mucous membranes with nose hairs)

Digestive system (uses the acids and enzymes produced by the stomach to destroy invaders that are swallowed or consumed with food)

Lymphatic system (uses specialized white blood cells to attack and destroy pathogens)

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Immune reaction

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Also known as antigen-antibody reaction

The binding of antigens with antibodies

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Antigen

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Foreign object in the body

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Allergen

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Substance that produces allergic reaction

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Antibody

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Disease fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presence of an antigen

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Natural (Passive) immunity

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Resistance to disease present without the administration of an antigen or exposure to disease

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Acquired immunity

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Obtained by having had a contagious disease

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Vaccination

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Provides protection against disease

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Phagocytes

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Part of the antigen-antibody reaction that act by swallowing and destroying debris

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Macrophage

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Surrounds and kills invading cells

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Bacilli

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Rod shaped

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Spirochetes

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Spiral shaped with flexible walls

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Streptocci

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Bacteria that forms a chain

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Staphylococci

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Bacteria that forms groups of clusters

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Virus

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Very small infectious agent that lives only by invading cells

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Cytomegalovirus

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Large celled virus

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Mumps

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Viral disease characterized by swelling of the parotid glands

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Measles

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Highly contagious infection caused by rubeola virus & transmitted by respiratory droplets

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Herpes Zoster

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Acute viral infection characterized by painful skin eruptions that follow the underlying route of the inflamed nerve

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Neoplasm

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Tumor

Abnormal formation of cells

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Benign tumor

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Non-life threatening

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Malignent

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Harmful, capable of spreading and potentially life threatening

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Angiogenisis

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Tumor that supports itself growth by creating it's own blood supply

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Antiangienesis

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Form of treatment that disrupts the blood supply of a tumor

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Metastasis

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New cancer site that results from spreading process

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Metastasize

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Process by which cancer spreads from one place to another

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Myosarcoma

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Malignent tumor that occurs in the muscle

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Carcinoma

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Malignent tumor

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Sarcoma

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Tumor of the tissues surrounding the synovial joint

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Lymphoma

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Lymph node with a tumor

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Lymphangioma

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Tumor In the lymph vessel

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Antibiotic

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Medication capable of inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic bacterial organisms

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Bactericide

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Substance that kills bacteria

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Bacteriostatic

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Slows or stops growth of bacteria

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Antiviral

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Used to treat viral infections or provide temporary immunity

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Antifungal

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Destroys or inhibits growth of fungus

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Allergist

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Specializes in diagnosing and treating allergic reactions

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Immunologist

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Specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the immune system.

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Lymphologist

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Specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the Lymphatic system

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Oncologist

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Specializes in diagnosing and treating tumors and cancer

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Four additional structures of the lymph system

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Thymus

Spleen

Tonsils

Bone marrow

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Lymphadenopathy

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Disease affecting the lymph nodes

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Lymphangioma

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Benign tumor formed by abnormal collection of lymphatic vessels

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Appendicitis

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Inflammation of the Appendix

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Splenomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the spleen

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Lymphadenitis

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Inflammation of lymph gland