| A | B |
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| Lymph fluid | the intermediary between blood in the capillaries and tissue |
| Lymph vessels | transport excess tissue fluid back into the circulatory system |
| Lymph nodes | produce lymphcytes and filter out harmful bacteria |
| Spleen | produces lymphocytes and monocytes, as a reservoir for blood, and recycles red blood cells |
| Thymus gland | produces T lymphocytes |
| Thoracic duct | recieves lymph from the left side of the chest, neck, abdominal area and lower limbs and empties into the left subclavian vein |
| Right lymphatic duct | recievs lymph frim the right arm, right side of the head and upper trunk and empties into the right subclavian vein |
| Lymphadenitis | enlargement of the lymph nodes |
| Hodgkin's disease | a form of cancer of the lymph nodes |
| Infectious mononucleosis | caused by the Epstein-Barr virus spread by oral contact; also known as the kissing disease |
| Natural active acquired immunity | natural,having the disease and recovering |
| Artificial active aquired immunity | from a vaccination |
| Natural passive aquired immunity | from a mother's milk to the baby |
| Artificial passive acquired immunity | receiving serum from another |
| Immunization | the process of increasing an individual's resistance to a particular infection by artificial means |
| Immuniglobin | a protein that functions specifically as an antibody |
| Autoimmunity | an individual's immune system forms antibodies agianst its own tissue causing autoimmune disorders |
| Hypersensitivity | when the body's immune system fails to protect itself against foreign material; instead, antibodies form irritated certain body cells |
| Anaphylactic shock | a servere and sometimes fatal allergic reaction |
