Lymphatic System

extracellular body fluid found in lymphatic vessels and nodes

• lymph nodes

• lymphocytes

• thymus gland

• lymph

microscopic vessels of the lymphatic system that are very permeable

• lymph nodes

• lymphatic capillaries

• tonsils

• nonspecific defenses

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

lymphatic system structures that filter unwanted substances such as pathogens and cancer cells from the lymph

• lymphocytes

• macrophages

• tonsils

• lymph nodes

Match the following

• thymus gland

• trap pathogens entering the throat

• macrophages

• white blood cells that develop from monocytes to engulf and destroy bacteria and other foreign substances

• lymphocytes

• involved in producing lymphocytes in children

• metastasis

• white blood cells that monitor body fluids for the presence of antigens; can trigger an immune response

• tonsils

• when cancer spreads to a new location in the body away from its original site

The __​ (a)   ___ filters pathogens and debris from the blood.​

• Spleen
• Thymus
• Tonsils