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Question	Answer
What are the lymphatic vessels inside intestinal villi called?	Lacteals
The lymphatic system allows dietary fats to bypass which organ?	liver
What condition results from tissue fluid accumulation?	Edema
What is blood fluid called? Tissue fluid? Lymphatic fluids?	Plasma, Interstitial fluid, Lymph
Which worms may live inside lymphatic vessels?	Filarial worms
Which lymphatic vessel drains the right arm, head & shoulders?	Right lymphatic duct
Which lymphatic vessel drains the left side of the body?	Thoracic duct
Into which blood vessel do the lymphatic ducts empty into?	Subclavian vein
Which lymph node is located in the arm pit? Neck area? Groin area?	Axial, Cervical, Inguinal
Which lymph node drains the mammary glands?	Axial
What might cause a swollen lymph node?	Infection / Metastasizing tumor
Which branch of the immune system recognizes foreign objects?	Adaptive (B & T cells)
What is the proper term for cell eating?	Phagocytosis
What is it called when we wall off a foreign object?	Granuloma formation
Which word root refers to inflammation?	-itis
What are the 4 cardinal signs of inflammation?	Heat, redness, swelling & pain
What is it called when the lumen of a blood vessel swells?	Vasodilation
What is it called when a blood vessel becomes leaky?	Vasopermeability
Which molecule is responsible for pain?	Bradykinin
A damaging reaction to a harmless antigen?	Hypersensitivity
A damaging reaction to self molecules?	Autoimmunity
A weak or absent immune response?	Immunodeficiency
What are immunodeficiencies you are born with called?	Congenital
What are immunodeficiencies you get after birth called?	Acquired
What cells does the HIV attack?	CD4 or Helper T cells
What type of infections can the immunocompromised get?	Opportunistic