Describe the activation/proliferation of lymphocytes.
Describe the functions of T cells and B cellsWhere do lymphocytes originate?
Briefly describe the inflammatory response.
_______________ are motile cells that promote inflammation.
Two types of cells that destroy foreign particles via phagocytosis are blank______________ and blank_______________. In several paragraphs, describe each type of cell.
List 3 examples of chemical mediators.
Skin, mucous membranes and cilia in our respiratory tract are examples of _____________blankDescribe the 3 main components of innate immunity.
Distinguish between innate and adaptive immunity.
Describe in detail where the thymus is located. When does it grow most rapidly? What is the thymus function?
The largest lymphatic organ is the blank______________. What are its functions?
____________blank_____________ are found along vessels and filter lymph. There are several different locations including the blank__________________ region (armpit area), the blank__________________ region (neck area) and blank___________________ region (pubic area).What is the difference between lymphatic capillaries, lymphatic ducts and lymphatic vessels?What is the main component of lymph? What are a few of the other components of lymph?Briefly describe how lymph travels through the lymphatic system. What vessels does it drain from and into? What mechanisms move the lymph through the vessels?
Describe the 3 functions of the lymphatic system. END
Respiratory System Discussion Forum
Please answer in 5-6 sentences.As a class, we decide to take a ski vacation to Aspen, Colorado. The altitude in this area, between the Rocky Mountains’ Sawatch Range and Elk Mountains, is around 8000 ft.  To put this into perspective, Atlanta is around 1000 ft. What causes your headache and difficulty breathing on the first day? What physiological changes occur that allow you to feel better a couple of days later? Make recommendations to your classmates to help prevent altitude sickness from happening again. Hepatitis C Infections at a Dialysis Clinic Case Study Discussion Forum                        Hepatitis C Infections at a Dialysis Clinic Case StudyHepatitis C is a chronic liver infection that can be either silent (with no noticeable symptoms) or debilitating. Either way, 80% of infected persons experience continuing liver destruction. Chronic hepatitis C infection is the leading cause of liver transplants in the United States. The virus that causes it is blood borne, and therefore patients who undergo frequent procedures involving transfer of blood are particularly susceptible to infection. Kidney dialysis patients belong to this group. In 2008, a for-profit hemodialysis facility in New York was shut down after nine of its patients were confirmed as having become infected with hepatitis C while undergoing hemodialysis treatments there between 2001 and 2008. When the investigation was conducted in 2008, investigators found that 20 of the facility’s 162 patients had been documented with hepatitis C infection at the time they began their association with the clinic. All the current patients were then offered hepatitis C testing, to determine how many had acquired hepatitis C during the time they were receiving treatment at the clinic. They were considered positive if enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests showed the presence of antibodies to the hepatitis C virus.1. Health officials did not test the workers at the hemodialysis facility for hepatitis C because they did not view them as likely sources of the nine new infections. Why not?2. Why do you think patients were tested for antibody to the virus instead of for the presence of the virus itself?

1. Describe the different functions of the conducting zone and respiratory zone and relate those to differences in their histology.2. State whether hyperventilation and emphysema would raise or lower each of the following—the blood Po2, Pco2, and pH—and explain why.Precisely what is microbial death?Why does a population of microbes not die instantaneously when exposed to an antimicrobial agent?Explain what is wrong with this statement: “Prior to vaccination, the patient’s skin was sterilized with alcohol.” What would be a more correct wording?Conduct additional research on the use of triclosan and other chemical agents in antimicrobial products today. Develop an opinion on whether this process should continue, providing evidence to support your stance.