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Return excess fluid in interstitial space to blood system
Immunity |
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Lymphatic Vessels
Lymph nodes (lymph glands)
Tonsils
Thymus
Peyer’s patches
Spleen |
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Lymphocytes
T cells and B cells
Macrophages
Role activating T cells
Dendritic cells
Found in lymphoid tissue, role activating T cells
Reticular cells
Supporting cells in lymphoid tissue |
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Lymphatic Vessels
Lymph: fluid inside lymphatic vessels
Lymph nodes (lymph glands)
Contain large numbers lymphocytes and macrophage
Filters lymph
Tonsils
Peyer’s patches
Thymus
SpleenLymphatic Vessels
Lymph: fluid inside lymphatic vessels
Lymph nodes (lymph glands)
Contain large numbers lymphocytes and macrophage
Filters lymph
Tonsils
Peyer’s patches
Thymus
Spleen |
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Term
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Definition
Lymphatic Vessels
Lymph: fluid inside lymphatic vessels
Lymph nodes (lymph glands)
Contain large numbers lymphocytes and macrophage
Filters lymph
Tonsils
Palatine, lingual, pharyngeal, tubal
Peyer’s patches
Wall of distal small intestine and in the appendix
Thymus
T cell maturation
Spleen
Filters blood
Macrophage break down damaged red blood cells and foreign particles |
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