lymphatic + Immune System Vocab

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  1. 1. Also known as T8 cells, Dampens the activity of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes and natural killer cells and slows the immune process as the antigen stimulus lessens (2 words)
  2. 3. Certain of the stem cells form forerunners of the immune system (2 words)
  3. 4. The outer layer of lymphoid tissue
  4. 6. A collection of the extra fluid that drains from cells and tissues in your body and isn't reabsorbed into your capillaries
  5. 8. Spaces within the lymph lobules with relatively few cells (2 words)
  6. 10. A type of adaptive immunity where B cells produce antibodies that circulate in body fluids and bind to antigens (3 words)
  7. 14. A larger amoeboid cell
  8. 15. Monitor the composition of lymph; site of cells that engulf pathogens; immune response (2 words)
  9. 16. Blunt-ended lymphatic vessels located centrally in the intestinal villi
  10. 22. Relies on T cells and other immune cells to directly target and destroy infected or abnormal cells (3 words)
  11. 30. Paired masses of lymphatic tissue located in the back of the throat (2 words)
  12. 31. Lymphoid organ because its functions are consistent with those of the lymphatic system and its cells are lymphatic cells
  13. 34. Vessels entering the lymph nodes (3 words)
  14. 37. The first type of antibody produced by the body that responds to infections (3 letters)
  15. 38. Common type of antibody (3 letters)
  16. 40. Mass of tissue at the roof of the pharynx (2 words)
  17. 41. Antibody that reacts to allergic reactions (3 letters)
  18. 42. in the wall of the intestinal tract, particularly in the ileum (2 words)
  19. 43. A type of white blood cell (lymphocyte) that plays a crucial role in the immune system, specifically in the lymphatic system, by directly destroying infected or cancerous cells (2 words)
  20. 44. A type of white blood cells that make antibodies
  21. 45. Aggregates of lymph node tissue located under the epithelial lining of the oral and pharyngeal cavities
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  1. 2. Vessels leaving the lymph nodes
  2. 3. In the tissue of the tongue (2 words)
  3. 5. Set of proteins. On their surface they identify as “self.” (3 words)
  4. 7. A group of high-activity, antibody-producing cells (2 words)
  5. 9. Functions as the receptor site on B-lymphocytes for stimulating activation (3 letters)
  6. 11. Person who becomes tolerant to “self” and will remain able to respond only to antigens interpreted as nonself
  7. 12. The largest lymphatic vessel of the body(2 words)
  8. 13. An immune response
  9. 17. A set of primitive cells (2 words)
  10. 18. Highly reactive proteins
  11. 19. support main cells of the lymph nodes (B and T-lymphocytes) (2 words)
  12. 20. A lymphatic vessel that collects lymph fluid from the upper right quadrant of the body and drains it into the venous system (3 words)
  13. 21. Accumulation of intestinal fluid in the spaces between the cells
  14. 23. A network of thin, tube-like structures that transfer lymph fluid throughout the body(2 words)
  15. 24. Consists of eight polypeptide chains (3 letters)
  16. 25. Where blood enters the spleen (2 words)
  17. 26. A small, discrete section within the lymph nodes and the thymus
  18. 27. Area where large blood vessels enter and leave the spleen
  19. 28. Protein to fight off diseases
  20. 29. A substance, often a protein, that triggers an immune response by activating lymphocytes and other immune cells
  21. 32. Lymphatic organ located between the lungs and acts as storage for lymphocytes
  22. 33. Also known as T4 cells, Type of white blood cell that develops in the thymus (2 words)
  23. 35. Microscopic tubes making up the network(2 words)
  24. 36. central region of lymph nodes that has fewer lymphocytes
  25. 39. A type of white blood cell that plays a role in the adaptive immune system