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-widely distributed throughout body
-run alongside blood vessels within loose CT |
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| -begin as blind ended tubes |
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| medium large lymphatic vessels |
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-thicker walled than capillaries
-smooth fibers surround vessel
-valves |
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-right and thoracic
-largest lymph vessels
-thickest walled
-valves |
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-found only in intestine
-transport products of fat digestion |
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| function of lymphatic system |
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-removal and transport of tissue fluid
-immunological defenses
-drainage system (one direction) |
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| tissue, lymph capillaries, lymph vessels, lymph ducts, venous system |
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-drains right upper extremeties
-empties into right subclavian |
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-drains everything else
-empties into left subclavian |
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-clear, watery
-plasma
-plasma proteins
-lipids
-lymphocytes
-misc debris (bacteria, malignant cells, viruses) |
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| -due to differences in pressure, more fluid leaves capillaries than is returned |
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-rhythmic contraction of skeletal muscles
and abdominal organ muscles push fluid along
-negative pressure in thorax helps drain fluid up through thoracic duct
-valves |
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| -small, oval, clusters of lymphoid tissue |
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Definition
-filtration of foreign particles
-production of lymphocytes |
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| structure and contents of lymph nodes |
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Definition
-enclosed in fibrous capsule
-afferent/efferent vessels
-reticular fibers
-macrophages
-aggregation of t-cells
-germinal centers |
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| -meshwork which traps debris |
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| area where B cells develop and become plasma cells which make antibodies |
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-left upper quadrant
-between 9th and 11th ribs
-lateral posterior to stomach |
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-red pulp
-white pulp
-reticular fibers
-sinusoids |
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Definition
| -blood flowing though meshwork of fibers |
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| -clusters of lymphoid tissue |
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Definition
| -irregular passageway of blood |
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-production of blood cells (fetal-all, adult-lymphocytes)
-storage-platelets, WBC, RBC, iron
-filtration-disposes old RBCs
-immune function-produces lymphocytes and antibodies |
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-production of blood cells (fetal-all, adult-lymphocytes)
-storage-platelets, WBC, RBC, iron
-filtration-disposes old RBCs
-immune function-produces lymphocytes and antibodies |
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-bilobed mass of lymphoid tissue
-in thorax |
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Definition
-during prenatal and postnatal it produces T cells
-usually degenerates with age |
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-clusters of lymphoid tissue
-guard entrance to resp/dig system
-pharyngeal
-paletine
-lingual |
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Definition
-roof of nasopharynx (adenoids)
-can cause ear infection if inflamed |
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-"the tonsils"
-each side of oropharynx |
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| located posterior 1/3 of tongue |
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