lymphatic crossword ( Tracy& Lana)
Across
- 2. painless swelling of the lymph nodes may be an early sign
- 5. the body's ability to resist
- 6. transports excess tissue fluid back to the circulatory system
- 7. mothers antibodies to the baby
- 8. inherited
- 9. body's immune system mistakenly
- 15. overreaction of the immune system to an allergen
- 19. straw colored fluid that goes between capillary blood and tissues
- 21. autoimmune disease when the immune system attacks its own tissue
- 22. located in the left abdominal cavity just below the diaphragm
- 25. develop antibodies in response to a vaccine
- 26. bacterial and viral infections of the tonsils
Down
- 1. located at base of tongue
- 3. develops in response to infection or vaccination
- 4. spreads through bodily fluids, especially saliva
- 10. filter out harmful bacteria
- 11. developed during lifetime
- 12. abnormal growth of cells
- 13. normal tissue
- 14. too much lymph fluid an the result is swelling
- 16. produces lymphocytes
- 17. drains lymph from right upper body
- 18. masses of lymphatic tissue
- 20. aka adenoids an located in midline of nasopharynx
- 23. drains lymph from left upper body and all of lower body
- 24. located in back of throat