Unit 17 HBiol, Lymphatic System/Immunology part 2

The liver and bone marrow

After a splenectomy, the normal functions of the spleen are carried out by

Edema

An inability to move lymph can result in an excess of interstitial fluid (ISF) accumulation resulting in ____________

Tonsilloliths

Are small odorous white balls that forms in the crevasses (crypts) of the palatine tonsils. Commonly called tonsil stones.

Tonsils

General term for the structures the form a ring of lymphatic tissue at the junction of the oral cavity, nasal cavity, and throat (pharynx). Represented by A, B, and C on the model

Spleen

Hemopoiesis during fetal life occurs in a number of locations. Name a location that is part of the lymphatic system.

Thoracic duct

Name of the lymphatic duct that begins near the lumbar region as an enlarged sac called the cisterna chyli and drains lymph from most of the body into the left subclavian vein

Right lymphatic duct

Name of the lymphatic duct that drains lymph from the right arm and right side of the head and thorax into the right subclavian vein

Lymph nodes

Name of the organs where lymphatic vessels carry lymph to be "cleaned" of pathogens and cancer cells

Lingual tonsils

Name the tonsils located at the base of the tongue

Lymph nodes

Organs distributed along the lymphatic vessels and filter the lymph flowing through them.

Adenoidectomy

Procedure involving the removal of the pharyngeal tonsils

Tonsillectomy

Procedure that is the removal of the tonsils and generally refers to the palatine tonsils

Thymus Gland

Site for the production and maturation of T lymphocytes which enter the blood and travel to other lymphatic tissues to fight foreign organisms/substances.

Tonsillitis

Term for inflammation of the tonsils

Palatine tonsils

The paired tonsils located on each side of the posterior opening of the oral cavity.

Palatine tonsils

The tonsils that are usually are referred to as "the tonsils" and are the largest and most often infected of the tonsils. Letter D in the diagram

Tonsilloliths

These result from a combination of post nasal drip, trapped food particles, oral bacteria, and dead white blood cells. This debris decomposes in the back of your throat and collects in the tonsil crypts. Give the scientific term.

Pharyngeal tonsils

Tonsil located in the internal opening of the nasal cavity - commonly referred to as the adenoids

Crypts

Tonsils are not fully encapsulated and contain deep invaginations known as

Spleen

Worn-out and damaged red blood cells are destroyed in what lymphoid organ?