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Immune Response: how your body recognizes and defends itself against bacteria, viruses, and substances that appear foreign and harmful to the body.
(www.healthcentral.com/ency/408/000821.html)
Immune System: the body's mechanism for fighting off disease and infection, and maintaining homeostasis with the microorganisms that live within it.
(www.microbiologybytes.com/iandi/2b.html)
Lymphatic Drainage: the clearing out of fluids by the lymph system. The lymph system contains a network of vessels that assists in circulating body fluids. These vessels transport excess fluids away from interstitial spaces in body tissue and returns it to the bloodstream. Lymphatic vessels prevent the backflow of the lymph fluid. They have specialized organs called lymph nodes which filter out destroyed microorganisms.
(www.lymphomainfo.net/lymphoma/lymphsys.html)
Lymphatic System: defends the body from foreign invasion by disease causing agents such as viruses, bacteria, or fungi. The lymphatic system consists macroscopically of the bone marrow, spleen, thymus gland, lymph nodes, tonsils, appendix, and a few other organs. The lymph system contains a network of vessels that assists in circulating body fluids.
(www.lymphomainfo.net/lymphoma/lymphsys.html)
Lymph Node: are the filters in the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system defends the body from foreign invasion by disease causing agents such as viruses, bacteria, or fungi. The lymphatic system consists macroscopically of: The bone marrow, spleen, thymus gland, lymph nodes, tonsils, appendix, and a few other organs. The lymph system contains a network of vessels that assists in circulating body fluids. These vessels transport excess fluids away from interstitial spaces in body tissue and returns it to the bloodstream. Lymphatic vessels prevent the backflow of the lymph fluid. The specialized organs called lymph nodes which filter out destroyed microorganisms are imbedded deeply in connective tissue so they are rarely seen. They are found in larger clusters in the axillary (arm pit area), inguinal (pubic/groin region), and cervical (neck) regions of the body.
(www.lymphomainfo.net/lymphoma/lymphsys.html)
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