Medical Terminology Lymphatic And Immune System Chapter 14 – Flashcards
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Formation Of Lymph
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Lymphopoiesis
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Interstitial Fluid
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Is found in the spaces between cells and becomes lymph when it enters lymph capillaries
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All Of The Following Are Components Of The Immune System EXCEPT
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Platelets
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Lymph Nodes Are Concentrated In All Of The Following Areas EXCEPT
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Bone Marrow
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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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Produces Lymphocytes And Monocytes And All Other Blood Cells
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Bone Marrow
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Cytotoxic Cells
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T Cell Lymphocytes
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Interferons And Interleukins Are BEST Described As
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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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HIV Is
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The virus that causes AIDS
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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 Purplish Skin Nodules
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Kaposi Sarcoma
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Major Lung Infection With Fever, Cough, Chest Pain, And Sputum; Treated With Trimethorpim-Sulfamethoxazole (Septra, Bactrim)
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Pneumocystis Jiroveci (Formerly Carinii) Pneumonia
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Protozoal (Parasitic) Infection Associated With AIDS That May Cause Pneumonitis, Hepatitis, And Encephalitis
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Toxoplasmosis
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Fungal Infection Associated With AIDS, Involving Brain And Meninges, Lungs, And Skin
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Cryptococcosis
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Atopy Is
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A hypersensitivity or allergic state
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An Immune Response In Which T Cells Destroy Antigens Is Called _____Immunity
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Cell Mediated
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Lymphocytes Contained In The Thymus Gland That Act On Antigens
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T Cells
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Lymphocytes That Transform Into Plasma Cells And Secrete Antibodies
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B Cells
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An Immune Response In Which B Cells Transform Into Plasma Cells And Secrete Antibodies Is Known As _____Immunity
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Humoral
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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
