1. Ch 6: The Lymphatic and Immune System

2. Functions of the Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Lymph Fluid and Vessels (lymph/o): Returns cellular waste and tissue fluid to the circulatory system
Lymph Nodes (lymph/o, adeno/o): Produces lymphocytes and filters harmful substances from lymph
Tonsils and Adnoids (tonsill/o, adenoid/o): Protects the entry into the respiratory system

5. Continued
Spleen (spleen/o): Filters foreign materials from the blood, stores red blood cells, and destroys worn out blood cells
Bone Marrow (myel/o): Produces blood cells
Lymphocytes (lymph/o, cyte): Plays an important role in immune reactions
Immune System (immun/o): Defends the body against harmful substances such as allergens, toxins, and malignant cells

7. Medical Specialties:
Allergist: Specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions of altered immunologic allergic reactions
Hematologist: Specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the blood
Immunologist: Specializes in the study, diagnosis, and treatment of the immune system
Oncologist: A specialist in diagnosing and treating malignant disorders such as tumors and cancer.

8. Words Blastocyte> inner cell mass that forms the embryo
Immunodeficiency disorder> a condition that occurs when one or more parts of the immune system are deficient or missing
Sarcoma> a malignant tumor arising from connective tissue
Splenorrhagia> bleeding from the spleen
Hemolytic> removes and destroys worn-out blood cells
Neoplasm> a new and abnormal formation that may benign or malignant AKA: tumor
Lymphatic vessels> carries lymph (removes waste)

9. Ch 6 Terms blast/o immature or embryonic
immun/o immune, protection, safe
onc/o tumor
sarc/o flesh, connective tissue
splen/o spleen
-lytic to reduce, destroy
-oma tumor, neoplasm
-plasm formative material of cells
-tic pertaining to
neo- new, strange