lymphatic system

1. - create antibodies
4. - organ primarily responsible for the production and maturation of immune cells
5. - Specialized lymphatic vessels found in the small intestine
10. - Protein-rich fluid that leaks from blood vessels into surrounding tissues
14. - a lymphatic tissue where B and T cells carry out immune responses
15. - part of the lymphatic vessel that ensures a one-way flow of lymph.
17. -part of spongy bone that produces blood cells (hematopoiesis)
18. - thin walled tubes that are structured like blood vessels that carry lymph to lymphatic ducts
19. - are small lumps of tissue that contain white blood cells that fight against infection.
20. - a large phagocytic cell that is found in a stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, especially at sites of infection.

2. - produced by lymph nodes that contain white blood cells
3. - tiny vessels in the tissues of most organs that absorb Interstitial fluid and transport lymphatic fluid(lymph) to afferent lymphatic vessels
6. - small organ inside the ribcage just above the stomach
7. - Tiny, finger-like projections in the small intestine that absorb fats
8. - combat intracellular pathogens
9. - the condition in which an excessive amount of interstitial fluid accumulates in the tissue spaces.
11. - two round fleshy masses in the back of your throat (pharynx)
12. - it is usually a clear fluid that circulates in the lymphatic vessels, bathes the cells of the body, and consists of white blood cells and a liquid portion resembling blood plasma
13. - White blood cells responsible for immune response
16. - is the cancer of lymph tissue in lymph nodes