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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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Can a severe sunburn on your back cause the lymph nodes in your neck to swell and be painful?
yes I believe it can my cousin had heat stroke and it swelled up her lymph nods. So i know it is possible.
What the term lymphatic watershed mean?
they are imaginary lines or point that divide the lymphatic system of body . these sheds on clavicle and ingunial ligament so divide the body into 3 compartment (cervical and trunk and lower limbs ) and there is another shed on middle line so divide our body into right an left sides.
Of the 2 branches of the immune system which system begins to respond immediately?
The innate immune system is the branch of the immune system that responds immediately to pathogens. It provides rapid but non-specific defense mechanisms, such as physical barriers and inflammatory responses, against a wide range of invaders.
What kind of infections do people with compromised immune systems get?
People with comprimised immune systems are susceptible to all the infections commonly found in the population. They are also able to develop "opportunistic infections."
There are a variety of opportunistic infections. A few include thrush, kaposi's sarcoma, pneumocystis pneumonia and cytomegalovirus.
What is the ''Immune system'' for?
The immune system is very important to overall health. It is the system in our body that protects from disease and illness. It is important to keep it operating at peak levels in order to live a healthy lifestyle. In order to do this you must eat a healthy and nutritious diet or supplement with the right vitamins and minerals.
Where is the Immune system in your body?
The immune system is all over. White blood cells are part of it and are in your blood.
Does a persons blood type effect how their immune system responds?
As far as I know all blood types have the same anti bodies, so no.
Segmented neutrophils segs bands lymphocytes monocytes and eosinophils are found on analysis?
white blood cell
What are the organs of the lymphatic system other than lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes are?
Thymus gland, the liver, the spleen, and the tonsils.
Why are antibodies and phagocytes ineffective against AIDS?
In short, AIDS stands for the Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. This is caused by the virus, HIV. HIV has a very high genetic variability and also replicates very, very fast once in a host. This makes it extremely hard or impossible to kill because the virus can constantly mutate. On top of that, HIV specifically infects cells of both the adaptive and innate immune systems (antibodies, phagocytes, etc). After time, HIV causes AIDS which is basically the total depletion of the host's cellular immunity.
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What is the medical term meaning encapsulated mass of lymph tissue connected to lymph vessels?
A lymph node is an encapsulated mass of lymph tissue.
What does Lymphocyte production involves?
bone marrow, thymus tissue, and peripheral lymphoid tissues.
How does fluid in your blood become lymph?
The fluids in the blood leak through the capillaries and into the surrounding tissue. After the cells are bathed the fluid moves into the the lymphatic system. It is then returned into the bloodstream
