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Lymphatic system Anatomy II
Anatomy II lymphatic system
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04/21/2012

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Lymph fluid consists of what?
Definition
excess interstitial fluid and protein
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Lymph fluid transports what?
Definition
bacteria to lymph nodes
fats from the digestive system
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Lymph vessels carry lymph from tissues to?
Definition
venous system
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venous system is not __________?
Definition
a closed system
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skeletal muscles or peristalsis are responsible for ?
Definition
movement
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Lymph vessesl lay alongside?
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arteries and veins
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Ducts do what?
Definition
drain from body regions
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cisterna chyli does what?
Definition
drains fats from digestive tract
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What forms during infection and releases lymphocytes?
Definition
germinal center
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lymph node sinuses and middle are full of ?
Definition
phagocytes
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The veins begin with?
Definition
venules
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Veins that lie closest to the body's surface are?
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superficial veins
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Veins in the cranium formed from the dura mater are ?
Definition
sinuses
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superior vena cava delivers deoxygenated blood to the heart from?
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head, arms, and thoracic cavity - except the lungs
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Inferior phrenic vein flows into ?
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inferior vena cava
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Lymph system is made up of?
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lymph, lymphatic vessels and lyphoid tissues
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the lymphatic structure that collects digested fat from the intestines is?
Definition
cisterna chyli
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lymphatic structure that receives most of the lymph from the body is?
Definition
thoracic duct
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lymph flows back into the heart via?
Definition
superior vena cava
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red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body ?
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red blood cells
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erythrocyte made of ?
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hemoglobin
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neutrophil has?
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small phagocytes
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thrombocyte function?
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clot blood
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eosinophils respond to?
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allergic reactions
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basophils secrete?
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heparin
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renal artery supplies?
Definition
suprarenal gland
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right colic artery supplies?
Definition
ascending colon
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hepatic artery supplies?
Definition
head of the pancreas
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inferior mesenteric artery supplies?
Definition
descending colon
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gastric artery supplies?
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lesser curvature of stomach
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SA node stimulates
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Bachmann's bundle
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Bachmann's bundle stimulates
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atrioventricualr node
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Atrioventriuclar node stimulates
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Bundle of His
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Bundle of His stimulates
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Purkinje fibers
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