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Lymphatic System

This category is for questions about the various vessels by which lymph, a watery fluid of leukocytes, circulates through the body, providing transportation for some materials and removing particulate from tissues.

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In any given 3mm of blood what is the approximate ratio of the number of red blood cells erythocites to white blood cells leukocytes?

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There are about a thousand times as many red blood cells as white cells.

Consider that the red blood cells (or erythrocytes) in a mm3 (or microliter) of blood number about five million in an average man (a few less in a woman). The white blood cells (or leukocytes) number only 5-6 thousand per mm3 so the ratio is about a thousand fold.

Does nicotine by itself as in patches or gum weaken the immune system?

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Smoking affects your immune system because when you smoke, not enough oxygen is able to enter your lungs, which can lead to lung cancer; lung cancer eventually leads to death If not cared for properly. Smoking also kills enzymes and causes your immune system to weaken & when the res blood cells are in need of nourishment, [white blood cells were killed for smoking too much] there are no WBC's to aid them.

Lymph nodes located in the armpits?

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Lymph nodes are located throughout the entire body, linked by the lymphatic vessels.

What is the function of the integumentary system of a frog?

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The function is for water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide to pass through it, enabling the frog to either breathe or keep it's skin moist and keep the insides in.

Can you die without an immune system?

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Without an immune system you are unable to fight off the most minor infections which will only get worse. That is essentially the reason people die from AIDS, they are so immunosuppressed that they succumb to infections that a healthy immune system could handle with ease.

Where is epicardial lymph node located in your body?

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What are epicardial lymphnodes in the abdominal area

Is the function of leukocytes blood coagulation?

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False- the leukocytes participate in protecting the body from infection; Coagulation is a complex process by which blood forms clots. ex: if you cut or stick yourself and blood begin to flow, immediately the blood forms a kind of thickness (like a film coating on the outside) and the blood begins to slow down, this forms a clot. The platelets immediately forms a plug as you will at the site.

The proteins in the blood is called the coagulation factor or the clotting factors to stop the blood from flowing more as the plug gets strong as it stops the blood.

So in otherwords, no it is not the function of the leukocytes it protects inside from foreign objects

Hope I explained it in a way you catch what its meaning.

How does your immune system protect you from bubonic plague?

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it slows down infection by small amounts, your immune system can defend depending on how much white blood cells, high amounts reduces how quickly it infects. your immune system can eliminate it with the help of anti-botics.

Can mono weaken your immune system and make you susceptible to other illnesses?

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no it cant, exspecially if one were to say i don't no get their cartlidge peirced. don't worry about it and let your kids get it.

Is a lymph node infection contagious?

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That is the tricky question! The infection of the lymph node will not be transmissible. But then the cause of the cervical lymphadenitis may be in the lungs, usually tuberculosis. It is transmissible by air born infection, when the patient coughs.

What is the immune system called?

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The immune system is used to prevent and destroy infection from various pathogens in the body. It consists of the circulatory system, lymphatic system, bone marrow, spleen and thymus gland.

The first line of defense is against all foreign invaders.

It is what is responsible for keeping you healthy. The human immune system is very complex, and has multiple components that all need to work in harmony for optimized function.

Is the thoracic duct part of the immune system?

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Thoracic duct is a part of Lymphatic System.

Which are there more of neutrophils eosinophils basophils lymphocytes or monocytes?

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I know neutrophils are most numerous, then eosinophils, and basophils are least numerous. I don't know where on the continuum monocytes and lymphocytes lie.

In what body regions are lymph nodes found?

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Clusters of lymph nodes are found in the pelvis region, underarm, neck, chest, and abdomen.

What does Lymph contain a type of white blood cells?

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Yes, lymph contains white blood cells, as well as salts, water, and large molecules

Lymph vs plasma?

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Lymph is actually plasma without plasma proteins. Lymph is formed when plasma oozes out of the minute pores of the capillaries. Since plasma proteins are too large to go through the pore, lymph is devoid of any plasma proteins.

Are child immune systems weaker?

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Depression lowers everyone's immunity. Everything is depressed, not just the mood.

How is the immune system interdependent on the cardiovascular system?

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1. From a cardiovascular point of view, current medical focus is on the effects of chronic inflammation on vascular health. It is known that patients with chronic disease, esp. inflammatory disease, have higher risk of CV disease. Certain medications that have a immune modulating effect have been shown to lower CV risk. One of the main ideas is that inflammation has an adverse effect on blood vessel intima, leading to higher risk of artherosclerotic disease.

2. From an immune-system point of view... this is even more complex. Immune modulators released in all sorts of circumstances (from stress, to sepsis) have effects on the CV system, with wide ranges from inotropic, chronotropic, as well as vasodilative effects.

White blood cells are part of the immune system's what?

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White blood cells are part of the immune system's defense. White blood cells flock to irritations and infections to heal or eliminate them.