Lymphatic System
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Aden/o
Gland
Angi/o
Vessel (blood or lymph)
Hem/o
Blood
hist/o
tissue
immun/o
immune
lymph/o
lymph
splen/o
spleen
thym/o
thymus gland
tox/o
poison
ana-
against, up, back
-cele
hernia, swelling
-gen
forming, producing, origin
-megaly
enlargement
-oid
resembling
-phylaxis
protection
-poiesis
formation, production
-rrhage
bursting forth of
B-cells
cell that makes antibodies
T-cells
lymphoid cell that attacks invading cells
Antibody
made in response to foreign antigens
Antigen
protein marker on a cell
Pathogen
disease causing agent
functions of the lymphatic system
• provide immunity by protecting against disease • identity and kill pathogens and tumor cells • produce white blood cells and antibodies • filters out organisms that cause disease
Structures of the lymphatic system
• tonsils and adenoids • lymph nodes • spleen • lymph vessels • leukocytes