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| The lymphatic duct drains the ___ ___ ___ and dumps into the ___ ___ ___. |
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- right upper trunk
- right subclavian vein |
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| The thoracic duct drains must of the body, except for the right upper trunk, and dumps into the ___ ____ __. |
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| role of cytotoxic T cells: |
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| patrol and kill infected cells |
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| Anatomical parts of the lymphatic system: |
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Lymphatic Fluid
Collecting Ducts
lymphatic trunk-right upper trunk
thoracic duct-rest of body
Lymph Nodes
Lymphocytes
Spleen
Thymus
Tonsils
Adenoids
Peyer patches
Lymphoid tissue in stomach, appendix, bone marrow, lungs |
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| The spleen is important in protecting you from ___ ___ ___, so a person without a spleen needs extra vaccines, especially the pneumococcal vaccine. |
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| The thymus is the sight of _ ___ maturation as a child, but it is nonfunctional as an adult. |
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| When people reference the adenoids, this is the same thing as the ___ ____. |
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| Peyer's patches are in the ___ ___, especially the ___ ___. |
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- small intestine
- terminal ileum |
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| ___ ___ collect lymph fluid from lower extrimies and then dumps into the thoracic duct. |
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| ___ vessels enter the lymph node, then the lymph gets filtered through the ____, which contain ____. The lymph then exits through the ___ vessels. |
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- Afferent
- sinuses
- macrophages
- efferent |
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| Bone marrow makes ____ cells which can differentiate into ___ ___ cells or ___ ____ ____. The ___ ___ cells differentiate into B cells and T cells, while the ___ ___ cells differentiate into RBCs, eusinophils, neutrophils, etc. |
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- bone marrow makes hematopoetic cells
- lymphoid progenitor cells or myeloid progenitor cells
- lymphoid progenitor cells > B cells and T cells
- myeloid progenitor cells> RBCs, eusinophils, etc. |
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| The spleen is made up of __ pulp and ___ pulp. The ___ pulp filters out damaged red blood cells. The ___ pulp contains the T cells and B cells. |
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- red pulp and white pulp
- red
white |
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| The spleen is located just below the ___. |
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| ____ tonsils are the ones you can see, and are what people are talking about when they say "tonsils". |
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| Pharyngeal tonsils, aka ____, cause ear infections. |
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| ____ tonsils are low in the oropharynx, and do not get removed when someone has had their tonsils taken out. |
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| Peyer's patches are most prevalent in the ___. |
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| Functions of the lymphatic system: |
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Protection
Phagocytosis
Fluid balance
Lymphocyte and antibody production
Absorption
Emergency hematopoiesis |
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| Disorders of the lymphatic system present as one of the following: |
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- enlarged nodes
- lymmphangitis
- lymphedema |
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| Physical examination of the lymph system icludes inspection and palpation and requires what tools? |
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- your eyes
- good lighting
- centimeter rule and marking pencil |
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| An enlarged ____ lymph node is cancer until proven otherwise. |
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| The ____ lymph nodes drain the face and would be enlarged with bacterial conjunctivitis. |
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| The ____ ___ lymph nodes drain the ear canal, and thus may be enlarged with ear infections. |
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| The ___ lobe gets enlarged with Tenia capitus, aka ring worm of the scalp. |
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| The ___ ___ nodes drain a lot of the neck. |
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| The ____ ___ nodes drain much of the oral pharynx, so a sore throat could cause enlargement of these nodes. |
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| The ___ and ___ nodes drain the tongue, buccal mucosa, and gums. |
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- submandibular
- submental |
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| Most breast cancer is in the ___ ____ quadrant so palpate the ___ nodes. It would spread to the ___ nodes. |
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- upper outer
- axillary
- supraclavicular |
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| When would the epitrochlear nodes be enlarged? |
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| with a hand or forearm lesion |
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| With popliteal and inguinal nodes, just remember they drain what is distal to them. |
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| Common diseases associated with Lymphatic system: |
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Acute lymphangitis
Acute lymphadenitis
+/- suppuration
EBV (mononucleosis)
Cat scratch disease
Lymphedema
Elephantiasis
Cystic Hygromas/Lymphangiomas |
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| Acute lymphangitis means: |
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| inflammation of lymph vessel |
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| Acute lymphadenitis means: |
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| inflammation of lymph node |
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| Elephantitis is caused by a ____ that lives in the human lymph system, blocking the lymph system, and thus causing edema. |
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- get scratched by a cat and 2-4 weeks later you notice a swollen lymph node
- caused by bacteria cats have |
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| With acute lymphangitis you will notice ___ ____. This can be seen with ___ or ___ infections. |
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- red streaks
- strep
- staph |
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| Acute suppurative lymphadenitis, aka ____, is caused by an infected ___ or ___, and will also manifest itself through ___ ___ and _____. |
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- Tularemia
- tick or mosquito
- joint pain
- headaches |
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| With both mono and strep you will see a ___ ___. |
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Differences b/w Mono and Strep:
- With Mono the ___ and ____ ___ lymph nodes are swollen. With strep you just see the ___ ____ nodes swollen.
- With mono you will see more ___.
- Mono will have atypical ____.
- Mono lasts longer.
- Spleen may enlarge with mono. |
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- anterior and posterior cervical
- anterior cervical
- exudate
- lymphocytes |
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| Cat Scratch fever is caused by ___ ___ bacteria. With this you will see lymphanopathy ____ to the scratch, the spleen may also enlarge. |
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- spartanala hensli
- proximal |
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| Hodgkins and Non-hodgkins lymphomas are ___ of the lymph nodes. Main manifestation of this is: |
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- cancer
- rock hard lymph nodes, so never write a lymph node is hard in someone's chart unless it is really really hard |
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| Harder and more discrete lymph node usually indicates ____. |
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| A tender lymph node indicates inflammation, meaning it is probably ___. |
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| ARTERIES PULSATE, NODES DO NOT, SO IF YOU FEEL A PULSE ITS NOT A NODE. |
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| A palpable suprclavicular lymph node on the left is often indicative of: |
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| - thoracic or abdominal malignancy |
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| Slow enlargement over weeks and months probably means it is ____. |
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| Rapid enlargement without inflammation probably means it is _____. |
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| Palpable left supraclavicular node is called a ___ node. |
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| Lymphedema is caused by some sort of blockage in the ___ ____. Tissue can get thick and hard. Treatment is ___ by ____. |
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- lymph vessel
- compression
- wrapping |
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| Cystic hygromas and lymphangiomas are ____ ____. |
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| The immune system develops at about ___ weeks of gestation. |
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| The thymus is largest relative to body size at ___ and reaches its greatest absolute weight at ____. Then it begins involution and is replaced by fatty tissue. |
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| Tonsils are larger in childhood, may not be indicative of disease. |
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| At age ___ or less, small, discrete, palpable mobile ____, ____, and ____ nodes are common. |
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- 2
- inguinal
- occipital
- postauricular |
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| At age ___ or less it is ____ to have cervical or submandibular lymph nodes. These are common in older children. |
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| ____ is uncommon at any age. |
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| Characteristics to document about abnormal lymph nodes: |
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Number
Location
Size
Texture
Mobility
Tenderness |
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