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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.
1,658 Questions
Why is the immune system hard to destroy?
There are two reasons why: 1) It changes the DNA and 2) It affects the immune system.
Cancer cells that break free from the primary tumor can metastasize via the lymph system. Non-metastasized cancer is easier to treat.
What are memory cells of immune system?
Lymphocytes that stay in the blood after an infection is gone
What do collecting lymphatic vessels NOT share in common with veins of the cardiovascular system?
Thickness of the walls.
What is the lymph organ just above the heart that produces lymphocytes?
The Lymph organ just in front of the heart and behind the sternum that produces lymphocytes is called the thymus. The thymus produces lymphocytes that travel to other lymph organs.
What are the symptom of the spleen and lymph nodes?
Some symptoms of problems with the spleen and lymph nodes are itching, fever, chills, and swollen lymph nodes.
HIV weakens the immune system by killing?
HIV weakens the immune system by killing the cells that help to protect against viruses. The HIV virus will make copies of itself throughout the body if treatments have not been used yet to help eliminate the virus.
In what to cases are lymph nodes removed during malignant melanoma surgery?
If the patient has enlarged lymph nodes or the depth of the tumor has led to the evaluation by CAT scan showing enlarged nodes, resection of the nodes will be considered.
What does BI-RADS 2 mean in suspected intramammary lymph node?
BI-RADS is a system of categorizing results of mammograms. BI-RADS 2 means that the finding is benign -- not cancer. Such a result would be typical if a lymph node were found in the breast.
What are the common ailments of lymphatic system?
the commomn ailments of lymphatic system are:
Tonsilitis
AIDS
HIV
When a patient's immune system becomes over reactive to a drug this is an example of?
In medicine, superinfection is an infection following a previous infection, especially when caused by microorganisms that are resistant or have become resistant to the antibiotics used earlier.
What is the function of the lymph vessels?
The lymphatic system is closely associated with the cardiovascular system. The primary organs of the lymphatic system are the bone marrow and thymus gland and the secondary lymphatic organs include the lymph nodes and spleen.
These organs work together to transport excess tissue (interstitial) fluid to the blood, transport dietary fat, and help defend the body against disease causing agents.
Go on mozilla firefox and search a picture of lymphocyte. As simple as that.
An agranular leukocyte that destroys foreign cells by making antibodies?
lymphocyte, specifically b-cells
source: anatomy book
What sorts or substances pass into the lacteal inside the villi?
Lacteals are lymphatic vessels that absorb mostly fats and other nutrients from the small intestine. It closely resembles blood plasma in composition but has a lower percentage of protein and is isotonic.
Does hepatitis b weaken the immune system?
How am I supposed to know, ask a scientist or how about consulting a medical book, it should help
What role in leukocyte in the immune response?
White blood cells, or leukocytes are cells of the immune system involved in defending the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials.
