What are the functions of Lymph
Edema occurs when?
Blockage of lympatics can be due to?
This bacteria can cause blockage of lympatics
Wuchereria bancrofti
Causes Filariasis or Elephantitis
The body immune system entails four deferent systems which are?
These lymphocytes make up humoral immunity
B lymphocytes
These lymphocytes make up cell mediated immunity
T lymphocytes
Humoral immunity
Antibody mediated immunity
Immune system is composed of which 2 types of cells
Immune cells work together by two ways
Leukocytes are made up of 2 types of cells which are?
Granulocutes
Agranulocytes
Name 3 granulocytes
Basophiles, eosinophils, neutrophils
Name 2 agranulocytes
lymphocytes, monocytes
Mobile units of defense that seek out and destroy a foreign invader
Leukocytes
Normal leukocyte count
4,000 – 10,000/ mL
Acute inflammatory response cell “first responders”
Neutrophiils
mixture of dead neutrophils is
PUS
Normal Neutrophil count
40%-75% of WBCs
These cells contain granules with heparin , histamine and bradykinin
Basophils
Defend against worm infection e.g. pinworm
Eosinophils- 2%
Cells with Large kidney shaped nucleus that are differentiated into macrophages in tissues
Monocytes (5%)
Degranulation of mast cells leads to release of?
Release of histamine, bradykinin, heparin , Slow reacting substance of anaphylaxis (SRS-A)
These cells Involve in type I hypersensitivity
Mast cells
Neutrophils