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, PROTECTION, 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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NE/O, NEO

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NEW OR STRANGE

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-OMA

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TUMOR

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ONC/O

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TUMOR

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PHAG/O

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EAT OR SWALLOW

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-PLASM

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FORMATIVE MATERIAL OF A CELL

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SARC/O

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FLESH, CONNECTIVE TISSUE

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SPLE/O

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SPLEEN

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-TIC

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PERTAINING TO

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TOX/O

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POISON OR POISONOUS

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WHAT ARE BTHE THREE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE LYMPATHIC SYSTEM

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ABSORB FATS AND FAT SOLUABLE VITAMINS THROUGH THE LACTEALS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE

REMOVE WASTE PRODUCTS FROM THE TISSUES AND WORKING WITH THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN DESTROYING INVADING PATHLOGENS

RETURN FILTERED LYMPH TO THE VEINS OF THE BASE OF THE NECK

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LACTEALS

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THESE ARE SPECIALIZED STRUCTURES OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM THAT ABSORB THOSE FATS THAT CANNOT BE TRANSPORTED BY THE BLOODSTREAM

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INTERSTITIAL FLUID

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THIS IS A TISSUE FLUID FROM ARTERIAL BLOOD THAT FLOWS OUT OF THE ARTERIOLES AND INTO THE CAPILLARIES WHERE IT THEN FLOWS INTO THE SPACES BETWEEN THE CELLS OF THE TISSUES

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LYMPH

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THIS IS THE 10% OF THE REMAINING INTERSTITIAL FLUID THAT IS BEING RETURNED

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WHAT ARE THE STRUCTURES OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

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THE LYMPHATIC CIRCULATORY SYSTEM IN WHICH LYMPH NODES CARRY THE FLUID UPWARD THROUGH THE BODY

THE LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES WHICH ARE THE SINGLE CELL IN THICKNESS, BLIND-ENDED TUBES FOUND NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE BODY ALOOWING THE LYMPH TO FLOW INTO THE CAPILLARY

LYMPHATIC VESSELS AND DUCTS LOCATED DEEPER WITHIN THE TISSUES THAT PREVENT BACKFLOW OF THE LYMPH FLUID

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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE LYMPH NODES

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IT IS WHERE THE FLUID FLOWS INTO THE NODES AND LYMPHOCYTES DESTROY HARMFUL SUBSTANCES SUCH AS BACTERIA, VIRUSES, AND FUNGI

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NAME THE THREE LYMPH NODE LOCATIONS

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CERVICAL LYMPH NODES-ALONG THE SIDES OF THE NECK

AXILLARY LYMPH NODES-UNDER THE ARMPITS

INGUINAL LYMPH NODES LOCATED IN THE GROIN AREA

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NATURAL KILLER CELLS

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THESE ARE CELLS THAT PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE KILLING OF CANCER CELLS

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B CELLS

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THIS IS A LYMPHOCYTE THAT PRODUCE ANTIBODIES CAPABLE OF DESTROYING CERTAIN ANTIGENS

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T CELLS

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THESE ARE LYMPHOCYTES THAT ITS ORIGIN IN THE THYMUS WHICH PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN CELL MEDIATED-IMMUNITY

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CYTOKINES

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A GROUP OF PROTEINS SUCH AS INTERFERONS AND INTERLEUKINS RELEASE PRIMARILY BY THE T CELLS TO SIGNAL AN IMMUNE RESPONSE

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INTERFERONS

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THESE ARE T CELLS THAT ARE PRODUCED IN RESPONSE TO VIRUSES AND TUMOR CELLS WHICH STOPS THE MULTIPICATION

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INTERLEUKINS

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THESE ARE LEUKOCYTES THAT DIRECT B AND T CELLS TO DIVIDE AND PROLIFERATE

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ADENOIDS

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THIS IS ANOTHER NAME FOR THE NASALPHARYNGEAL TONSILS LOCATED IN THE UPPER PART OF THE PHARYNX

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WHERE ARE PALATINE TONSILS LOCATED

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THESE TONSILS ARE LOCATED ON THE SIDES OF THE THROAT IN THE VISIBLE BACK OF THE MOUTH

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WHERE ARE THE LINGUAL TONSILS LOCATED

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THESE TONSILS ARE LOCATED UNDER THE TOUNGUE

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WHERE IS THE THYMUS LOCATED

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THE THYMUS IS LOCATED JUST ABOVE THE HEART

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WHERE IS THE SPLEEN LOCATED

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THE SPLEEN IS LOCATED IN THE LEFT UPPER QUANDRANT OF THE ABDOMIN JUST INFERIOR TO THE DIAPHRAGM AND POSTERIOR TO THE STOMACH

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WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

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THIS FUNCTION IS TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH AND PROTECT THE BODY FROM HARMFUL SUBSTANCES LIKE PATHLOGENS, ALLERGENS, TOXINS, AND MALIGNANT CELLS

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THE FIRST LINE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEMS LINE OF DEFENSE

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INTACT SKIN
REPIRATORY SYSTEM
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

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TOLERANCE

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THIS WORD MEANS AN UNRESPONSIVETO A SPECFIC ANTIGEN SUCH AS A DRUG

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ANTIGN

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THIS IS ALSO CALLED A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE WITHIN THE BODY

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PHAGOCYTES

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THESE ARE SPECIALIZED LEUKOCYTES THAT DESTROYS SUBSTANCES LIKE CELL DEBRIS, DUST, AND POLLEN

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MONOCYTES

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THESE ARE LEUKOCYTES THAT PROVIDE IMMUNOLOGICAL DEFENSES INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS

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MACROPHAGE

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THIS IS A TYPE OF LEUKOCYTE THAT SURROUNDS AND THEN KILLS INVADING CELLS

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DENDRITIC CELLS

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THESE ARE SPECIALIZED LEUKOCYTES THAT PATROL THE BODY SEARCHING FOR ANTIGENS THAT PRODUCE INFECTIONS WHICH SWALLOWS IT AND ALERTS B AND T CELLS TO REACT TO THE ANTIGEN

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS DEPENDENT ON THESE THREE THINGS

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GENERAL HEALTH
AGE (OLD OR NEWBORN)
HEREDITY

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ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK OR SYSTEMIC REACTION

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THIS IS THE TERM FOR A SEVERE RESPONSE TO AN ALLERGEN

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KAPOSI'S SYNDROME

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THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION THAT IS FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH HIV

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ELISA

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THIS IS THE ACRONYM FOR ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBANT ASSAY WHICH IS A BLOOD TEST TO SCREEN FOR HIV ANTIBODIES

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WESTERN BLOT TEST

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THIS TEST IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE IN DETERMINING WITH ACCURATE RESULTS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF THE HIV VIRUS

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BACILLI

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THIS IS A BACTERIA THAT ARE ROD-SHAPED FORMING

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ANTHRAX

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THIS IS A CONTAGEOUS DISEASE THAT CAN BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH INFECTED LIVESTOCK

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RICKETTSIA

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THESE ARE SMALL BACTERIUM THAT LIVES IN LICE, FLEAS, AND TICKS

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SPIROCHETES

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THESE ARE LONG SLENDER SPIRAL SHAPED BACTERIA THAT HAVE FLEXIBLE WALLS AND CAN MOVE

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STAPHYLOCOCCI

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THESE ARE A GROUP OF ABOUT 30 SPECIES OF BACTERIA THAT FORM IRREGULAR GROUPS OR CLUSTER OF GRAPES ON THE SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES

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STREPTOCOCCI

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THESE ARE BACTERIA THAT FORM A TWISTED CHAIN IN SERIOUS ILLNESS SUCH AS STREPTHROAT AND MENINGITIS

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METHICILLAN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS (MRSA)

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THIS IS CONSIDERED A BACTERIA THAT IS RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS

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CANDIDASIS

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THIS ALSO IS KNOW AS A YEAST INFECTION

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TOXOPLASMOSIS

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THIS IS A PARASITE THAT IS TRANSMITTED BETWEEN PETS AND HUMANS

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WEST NILE VIRUS

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THIS PARASITE IS USUALLY FROM A BITE TO A HUMAN FROM AN INFECTED MOSQUITO

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LYME DISEASE

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THIS PARASITE IS TRANSMITTED TO HUMANS FROM THE BITE OF AN INFECTED BLACK-LEGGED TICK WHICH HAS BITTEN A DEER WITH THE INFECTION

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MMR

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MEASLES, MUMPS, AND RUBELLA VACINATION

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TUMOR

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THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS A NEOPLASM

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ANGIOGENESIS

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THIS IS THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH A TUMOR SUPPORTS ITS GROWTH BY CREATING ITS OWN BLOOD SUPPLY

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ANTIANGIOGENESIS

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THIS IS A FORM OF TREATMENT THAT DISRUPTS THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN THE TUMOR

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SARCOMA

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THIS IS A MALIGNANT TUMOR THAT ARISES FROM CONNECTIVE TISSUES. THESE CAN BE CLASSIFIED BY HARD-TISSUE, SOFT-TISSUE, OR LIQUID TISSUE

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HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA

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THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS HODGKIN'S DISEASE WHICH IS DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER LYMPHOMAS BY THE PRESENCE OF LARGE, CANCEROUS LYMPHOCYTES KNOW AS REED-STERNBERG CELLS

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DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU

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ANTITHIS IS A BREAST CANCER AT ITS EARLIEST STAGES BEFORE IT INFILTRATES THE MILK DUCT. THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF INFILTRATING DUCTAL CARCINOMA

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ANTINEOPLASTIC

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THIS IS A THERAPY MEDICATION THAT BLOCKS THE DEVELOPMENTAL GROWTH OR PROLIFERATION OF MALIGNANT CELLS

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ADJUVANT THERAPY

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THIS IS A FORM OF THERAPY THAT USES AN AGENT INTENDED TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A DRUG