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What are the functions of the lymphatic system?
What is the importance of the lymphatic system as it relates to immunity?
How do you relate the body’s use of nutrients to the lymphatic system?
What are some disorders of the lymphatic system and how are they treated?
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What are the functions of the lymphatic system?
1: produce lymph fluid
2: transport excess tissue fluid
3: produce lymphocytes
4: produce T-lymphocytes
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Fluid balance
Why is this important?
What happens during this process?
What is the relevance to health?
____Fluid IN
____Fluid
OUT
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Lymphocyte production
What are lymphocytes?
What do they do?
What is their relevance to health?
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Filtration
What does a filter do?
How do filters relate to the lymphatic system?
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Immunity Notes
Handout
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Immunity
What is immunity?
The body’s ability to resist bacterial invasion & disease. 2 general types- natural & acquired
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Natural immunity at birth, inherited & permanent
Unbroken skin
Mucous & tears
Blood phagocytes
Local inflammation
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Acquired immunity: Passive
Acquired artificially
Immediate immunity
Specific to disease
Lasts 3-5 weeks
Used when exposure to
Tetanus, hepatitis or measles
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Acquired immunity: Active
Natural
Result of having had and
recovered from a disease.
antibodies form to prevent
recurrence of a disease
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12. The Lymphatic System Acquired immunity: Active Natural
What is the relevance to health?
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Acquired immunity: Active
Artificial
Comes from a vaccine
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Acquired immunity
Active Artificial
Should immunizations be required?
Why or why not?
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Anaphylactic shock
Severe sometimes fatal allergic reaction
Antigen-antibody reaction causes massive
secretion of histamine
**medical alert bracelet**
What is the treatment?
Rx: Adrenaline
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AIDS
What do these terms mean?
HIV
ARC
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Disease Syndrome (AIDS)
How is it transmitted?
What is the incubation period?
What are the symptoms?
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Hodgkin’s disease
What is Hodgkin’s disease?
What are the symptoms?
How is it treated?
Who is most likely to develop Hodgkin’s disease?
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Infectious mononucleosis
What is mononucleosis most often called?
What causes it?
How is it treated?
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Lupus erythematosus
What is the classic symptom of lupus?
What other symptoms might present?
How is lupus managed?
What is the prognosis?
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Lymphadenitis
What is it?
Lymph aden itis
What are the symptoms?
How is it treated?
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Lymphedema
What is it?
What causes it?
How is it treated?
Photo used with written permission by the Mayo Clinic.
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Scleroderma
What is it?
What causes it?
What are some complications of scleroderma?
How is it treated?
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Tonsillitis
What are the symptoms?
What are the usual treatments?
Why would you have your tonsils removed?
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What are the functions of the lymphatic system?
What is the importance of the lymphatic system as it relates to immunity?
How do you relate the body’s use of nutrients to the lymphatic system?
What are some disorders of the lymphatic system and how are they treated?
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