lymph and immunity
Across
- 5. provide location for B and T lymphocytes to mature, large in children shrinks to fraction of size in adults
- 7. lymph nodes through which most breast cancers metastasize
- 9. type of immunity with mechanisms such as external barrriers, phagocytosis, killer cells and fever
- 11. functions include immunity, destruction of old red blood cells, blood storage, and hematopoiesis
- 12. swelling that results when lymphatic vessel is obstructed
- 14. enzymes from the lysosomes destroy the microorganisms
Down
- 1. phagosomes travel to the interior of the cell and fuses with this
- 2. cells whose sole job is to ingest and destroy microorganisms
- 3. macrophages here remove and digest worn out blood
- 4. Red bone marrow and the thymus are known as ________ lymphatic organs
- 6. analyzed to determine whether cancer has metastisized, removes 99% of impurities from lymph
- 8. masses of lymphatic tissue form at the back of the throat
- 10. A complete sac formed by pseudopods enveloping the organims
- 13. injured cells secrete this and dilate the blood vessels in the area