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Lymphatic System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two structures that the lymphatic system lacks | pump and arteries |
| Cardiovascular system that is like the veins of the lymphatic system is equipped with | Valves |
| Primarily pick up leaked fluid and return the bloodstream | Lymph |
| How many liters of fluid is returned every 24 hours | 3 liters |
| The largest lymphatic organ and removes aged and defective red blood cells | Spleen |
| Filters the lymph | lymph nodes |
| This is particularly large and important during youth; producing hormones help to produce hormones in the immune system | Peyers's patches and tonsils |
| This prevents bacteria from breaching the intestinal wall | Peyer's patches |
| Three major elements of body defense system | surface membrane, barriers and mucous |
| Defensive cells | noferal killer cells |
| Lysozyme is found in body called | tears and saliva |
| Fluids with acid pH found in | stomach and female reproductive tract |
| Sebrum is a product of | sebracreous |
| Sebacreous is | glands and acts of surface of skin |
| Mucus is produced by mucus-secreting glands found in the respiratory of the | digestive system |
| what immune system response involves B-cells | Humoral |
| Are all B-cells the same | No |
| How is the interaction of two antigens and helper T-cells | B-cells, bond pathogens T-cells, only to antigens on APC's |
| Do B-cells interact with pathogens that infected a cell | The B-cells connect with pathogens before the cell has gotten infected |