Lymphatic System

The largest lymphatic structure is the

spleen

a lymphatic structure located in the thoracic cavity is called

thymus gland

the lymphatic vessel that collects lymph from the left chest ,abdomen, and the lower limbs is called the

thoracic duct

Sarah has a fever and a cough. How does her lymphatic system respond to these symptoms?

lymphocyte production

Lisa noticed that she developed a rash every time after eating peanut butter. Lisa was diagnosed by her doctor with.

hypersensitivity

NC has strict immunization requirements for students to attend public schools. What benefit does vaccinations provide?

artificial active immunity

Tina volunteers in a daycare and learns that she was exposed to influenza her lymphatic system response by passing lymph through a lymph node filtering bacteria and debris and by adding

lymphocytes

which lymphatic structures closely parallel veins

lymph vessels

Lisa is complaining of a very sore throat upon examination. The doctor explained to her that the soft tissue masses located at the back of her throat are both swollen and bright red. These are known as.

palatine tonsils

kayla has peripheral edema which function of his lymph system may be impaired

fluid balance

becky just had a baby. Her physician is encouraging her to breast-feed. What benefit does breastmilk provide that would make the physician encourage this action

passive immunity

Sally Falls while running outside and

scrapes her knee the skin breaks and begins to bleed debris, enters the broken skin and neutrophils recognize the debris as a foreign body. Neutrophils ingest and destroy the foreign antigen, and they release cytokines

chemicals attract white blood cells to the infection site and stimulate inflammation

Martha has a butterfly rash on her face. This is a classic sign of which lymphatic disorder

lupus erythematosus

as Joe entered college he began to experience night sweats along with a enlarged non-painful lymph nodes. Joe was shocked that he was diagnosed with a cancer called.

Hodgkins lymphoma

during lunch, a student began to have severe breathing problems, facial swelling, and wheezing. What type of reaction did she have to an allergen

anaphylaxis

Paul is receiving his immunization for measles, mumps and rubella by a nurse practitioner which type of immunity to these diseases, will Paul receive

artificial acquired immunity

Evelyn recently recovered from a viral illness in the future Evelyn will be free from risk of developing symptoms for the same illness because she has

natural acquired immunity

crohns disease and Addison’s disease are similar and that they both are

autoimmune disorders

after visiting a theme park, Susan learns she may have been exposed to measles at the park if Susan were to develop measles from this possible exposure, Susan would then have

natural acquired immunity

which tiny oval shaped structures located throughout the body may swell when infection is present

lymph nodes

Joe is a high school student who complained of fatigue. His physician determined Joe had an enlarged lymph nodes in his neck and increased leukocytes the physician diagnosed joe with a viral condition called

mononucleosis

which lymphatic structure is located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen

spleen