Pre-lexture blood vessels and lymohatic system

Artery

Is it more serious to bleed from a vein or an artery?

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the normal human body temperature in Celsius

lymphatic capillaries

lymphatic _____ are present in almost every tissue in the body

helper T lymphocyte

The immune system cell type that is preferentially destroyed by the AIDS virus

Vaccination

another word for active (acquired) immunity

Capillaries

The majority of nutrient and gas exchange occurs in the…

B cells

These type of cells have amazing memory and can live up to 20 years

major histocompatibility complex

protein in your body that allows your body to identify the difference between friendly cells and abnormal cells

erythropoietin

hormone that stimulates the production of RBC’s in the bone marrow

Between first and second metatarsal

The location of the dorsalis pedis pulse

Tonsils, thymus, spleen, appendix

organs associated with lymphatic system

Thymus

Posterior to the sternum (two lobed organ); where T cell maturation happens

Antigen

any molecule that induces an immune response from a lymphocyte

Hypertension

silent killer (blood pressure)

arteriosclerosis

Hardening of the arteries

Aneurysm

Abnormal ballooning in the vessel wall

Varicose veins

Abnormal or defective valves; knotted veins

Graft rejection

it is common to take immunosuppressant drugs

Lymphoma

Cancer of the lymphocytes

Anaphylactic shock

Severe allergic reaction

HIV

retrovirus

Pulmonary embolism

Blood clot in the lungs

Hemorrhoids

Enlargers or swollen blood vessels in the rectum

thrombocytes

restricts fluid loss

Plasma

straw colored, sticky fluid portion of blood

Plasma

made up 90-92% water, proteins, electrolytes, vitamins, metabolic & nitrogenous waste, gases, lipids, amino acids, glucose