The Lymphatic System

2. a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or of hemoglobin in the blood.
4. part of the body's immune system. They help the body fight infection and other diseases.
6. responsible for transporting oxygen from your lungs to your body's tissues.
7. a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs; a vein, artery, or capillary.
9. Tending to produce death or deterioration.
11. an epithelial tissue which secretes mucus, and lines many body cavities and tubular organs including the gut and respiratory passages.

1. The organs that food and liquids travel through when they are swallowed, digested, absorbed, and leave the body as feces.
3. a form of small leukocyte (white blood cell) with a single round nucleus, occurring especially in the lymphatic system.
5. a small colorless disk-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting.
8. the reaction of the cells and fluids of the body to the presence of a substance which is not recognized as a constituent of the body itself.
10. system the network of vessels through which lymph drains from the tissues into the blood.