Lymphatic System Deck

• to work with the cardiovascular system to remove waste material • to transport excess fluid from tissues back into the cardiovascular system • to filter out harmful bacteria and other foreign substances • to destroy and remove old red blood cells

consists of white blood cells

collects lymph from the right side of the chest, head, neck, and arm

(much larger tube than right lymphatic duct) drains the lymph from the rest of the body

by the contractions of the skeletal muscles around the lymphatic vessels that keep the lymph flowing

• to filter out harmful impurities (ex.: carbon and dead blood cells) • to filter out harmful matter (ex.: bacteria and cancer cells)

• lymphocytes 2. antibodies

special white blood cells

substances used to fight infection

located at the back of the tongue

located in the center of the upper chest

located beneath the left side of the diaphragm and behind the upper part of the stomach

located in the upper part of the throat

located on each side of the soft palate

used to resist disease during childhood

stores new red blood cells and destroys old red blood cells

occurrences when the body has a hypertensive response to an outside substance that is otherwise harmless

• pollen • plant oils • dander • bee stings • drugs

may include difficulty breathing, runny nose, itchy eyes, hives, rashes

an allergic reaction may cause anaphylaxis

can be life-threatening

involves desensitization to the allergen or anti-inflammatory medication

conditions in which the body’s immune system turns against itself

mistakenly attacks normal cells in the body