Tissue fluid that has entered a lymphatic capillary;
lymph formation depends on tissue fluid formation

Behind the sternum, above the heart

Destroys T helper cells (CD4+ cells), opportunistic infections, malignancies

Thinner than those of veins, but are constructed with the same 3 layers, they also have flaplike valves on the inside, like veins

The body’s ability to resist foreign organisms and toxins that damage tissues and organs; can be natural or adaptive

A disease causing agent

The upper left abdominal cavity

Abnormal sensitivity acquired by exposure to antigen

Named for the regions they drain

Resistance present at birth; not dependent on prior exposure to an antigen

A tissue response to injury or infection

Located in groups or chains along lymphatic vessels

Malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymph tissue

Made up of water and dissolved substances that
leave blood capillaries by filtration and diffusion, almost the same as blood plasma, except that it
does not contain large plasma proteins

Body’s ability to recognize and remember specific antigens in an immune response

The body’s ability to resist foreign organisms and toxins that damage tissues and organs; can be natural or adaptive

Found all over body, except in central nervous system

Malignant tumor of bone marrow cells

Contains lymphocytes, macrophages, and other cells

Monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, transfer of immune cells

The engulfment and digestion of pathogens, foreign particles, and debris

The right side of the head and neck, the right arm, and right thorax

Tumor of the thymus gland

Contain both lymphocytes and macrophages; they filter the lymph as it flows through them, removing many pathogens

Prevent the entry of certain pathogens by providing a physical separation of pathogens and internal tissues