Anatomy

When the lymphatic structures of a limb are blocked due to tumors, the result is ________.

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Which cells are the main "warriors" of the immune system?

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Antibodies that act against a particular foreign substance are released by ________.

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Which of the following is not a part of the lymphatic system?

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The thymus is most active during ________.

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Which of the following statements regarding the thymus is false?

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Small secondary lymphoid organs, which cluster along lymphatic vessels, are termed ________.

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If even a small part of the spleen is left in a ten-year-old child, it will most likely regenerate itself.

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When tissues are inflamed, lymphatic capillaries develop openings that permit uptake of large ...

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The thymus is the only lymphoid organ that does not directly fight antigens.

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Lymphoid tissue is mainly reticular connective tissue.

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About 3 liters of fluid are lost to the tissue spaces every 24 hours and are returned to the ...

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Chyle is delivered to the blood via the lymphatic system.

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Lymphatic capillaries are permeable to proteins.

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The lymphatic capillaries function to absorb the excess protein-containing interstitial fluid and ...

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A patient has an 80% blockage of his left anterior descending coronary artery. Describe what occurs ...

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At the battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War, Confederate General A. S. Johnston was killed ...

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Mr. Wilson is a 45-year-old stockbroker with essential hypertension. He is African American, obese, ...

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Mrs. Gray, a 50-year-old mother of seven children, is complaining of dull, aching pains in her legs. ...

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For each of the following situations, describe the anticipated effect on blood pressure and the ...

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A woman in her early 50s appeared at a walk-in clinic, complaining of aching pain in her right leg ...

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Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease of blood vessels that is responsible for millions of deaths ...

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The mesenteric arteries branch off the abdominal aorta, but the mesenteric veins do not connect ...

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Consider the diameter of one 4-mm blood vessel and two 2-mm blood vessels. Would the two 2-mm ...

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Describe the forces that determine fluid movements across capillary walls.

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