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Exam must be made up by Next Wednesday Exam grades will be posted online but not returned until exams are made up
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C omprised of Vessels and Tissues/Organs Drain excess fluids from the body Does not have a pump, movement similar to veins Lymph nodes are the foundation for the immune system
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If excess fluid cannot be returned to the blood stream then interstitial fluid builds up, leading to swelling of the tissues with fluid, this is called edema.
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IMMUNOLOGY * STUDY OF THE BODY’S DEFENSES AND ITS DISEASES
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1. SKIN & MUCUS MEMBRANES 2. LEUKOCYTES 3. ANTIBODY PRODUCTION BY LYMPHOCYTES
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TYPES OF IMMUNITY 1. CONGENITAL – PRESENT AT BIRTH 2. ACQUIRED – RECEIVED DURING LIFETIME A. ACTIVE: CONTRACTING DISEASE OR INJECTION OF VACCINE (Tdap, MMR) B. PASSIVE: ANTIBODY TRANSFER FROM MOM BABY; OR Antibody SERUM
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