Affecting the Lymphatic System ELEPHANTIASIS Elephantiasis is usually caused by obstructions in the lymphatic system. It causes a swelling in the skin and tissues‚ generally in the lower trunk and the legs. It is most likely seen in the legs and genitals‚ causing baggy‚ thick and ulcerated skin‚ accompanied by fever and chills. Limbs can swell so much that they will resemble an elephants front leg in size‚ texture and even color. Elephantiasis has two main forms. Lymphatic filariasis
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1.6 VESSELS: ARTERIES‚ VEINS & LYMPHATICS CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Structure • heart‚ arteries‚ arterioles‚ capillaries‚ venules‚ veins Functions • transportation (oxygen‚ carbon dioxide‚ nutrients‚ wastes‚ wastes hormones) • regulation (pH‚ body temperature‚ temperature fluid & electrolytes) Principle arteries and veins CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM • Heart: pumps blood • Artery: vessel leaving the heart (Arteries take blood AWAY from your heart) • Vein: vessel going to the heart • Capillaries:
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LYMPHOMA Lymphoma is a type of cancer that develops from lymphatic cells. The two main categories of Lymphoma are Hodgkin lymphomas (HL) and the non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). There are several signs and symptoms‚ some are extreme and so are just the simple symptoms. Non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma each affect a different kind of lymphocyte. In lymphoma‚ a white blood cell starts multiplying and spreading abnormally. The body has two main types of lymphocytes that can develop into lymphomas: B-lymphocytes
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Hodgkin Disease Alisa Bernal ITT Technical Institute GE259 Friday 16‚ 2015 Hodgkin disease‚ also known as Hodgkin lymphoma‚ is a cancer of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system consists of the lymphocytes‚ which are part of the immune system. The lymphatic system has lymphoid tissues‚ lymphatic vessels and lymph. The lymphoid tissues can be found in bone marrow‚ tonsils‚ stomach‚ spleen and other organs in the body. Hodgkin’s disease can begin anywhere because there are so many
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An Overview of Anatomy Exercise 1: Anatomical Position QUESTION: A. Explain why it is important to have a universally accepted anatomical position when studying the structure of humans. Having a universally accepted anatomical positional is important to avoid confusion. It creates a reference point so that no matter language or background of different people‚ they can still communicate efficiently. Exercise 2: Surface Anatomy A. Review Figure 3. Complete the table by placing
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and theories of anthropology while applying them to a virtual world. The title of the book is a play on Margret Mead’s classic work Coming of Age in Samoa (1928). Second Life is a platform created by Linden Lab. Their aim was to create a “revolutionary new form of shared 3D experience” (Linden Labs). Coming of Age in Second Life is divided into three parts and nine chapters. The first part‚ titled “Setting the Virtual Stage” contains three background chapters that set the context of the research.
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Lymphangiomatosis is a disease in which many tumors or cysts grow in the lymph system of the body. In medical terminology lymphangiomatosis means: lymphatic system (lymph) vessel (angi) tumor or cyst (oma) condition (tosis). The tumors are not cancerous‚ but they invade the body tissues and cause a variety of symptoms. The tumors may grow in the bones‚ connective tissue‚ and organs of the body‚ and they may block‚ compress‚ or destroy tissues. They can spread to any area‚ but are more commonly found
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March 26‚ 2013 Lecture -The function of the eye is to convert photons of light into action potentials (nerve impulses). -The inner layer is a nervous tunic (made out of nerve cells)=retina. -Refraction: Bends light. -The purpose of the cornea and the lens is to take an object and focus every little detail of the object on the retina on the back of the lens. Upside down and backwards. -When light goes through medias‚ it bends. -Lens are suspended by ligaments behind the pupil. Suspensory ligaments
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body activities Acts more slowly than nervous system Glands produce hormones and release them into blood 6. Circulatory System- cardiovascular and lymphatic Transport and delivery system Cardiovascular organs: heart and blood vessels Blood carries oxygen‚ nutrients‚ hormones and wastes to and from body cells Lymphatic system organs: lymphatic vessels‚ lymph nodes‚ spleen and tonsils Fluid leaked from blood is returned back to the blood vessels Nodes help to cleanse blood and house immune
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Anatomy Finals’ Notes Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics Arteries‚ Capillaries and Veins arteries --> arterioles --> capillaries --> venules --> veins Arteries = away from heart Veins = toward heart Only capillaries directly serve cells Tunica Intima = inside of blood vessel. Single layer of cells similar to the lining of the heart Tunica Media = middle layer. Smooth muscle...regulates diameter of vessels Tunica Adventitia (externa) = outer layer. Collagen
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