Anatomy of the Immune System NOT FINISHED

Question 1

Describe how the immune system functions as part of:

• the circulatory system
• the immune system

Answer 1

• removed of excess interstitial fluid

- proliferation, development and storage of immune cells

Question 2

What forces determine the capillary permeability to water

Answer 2

hydrostatic pressure which decreases across an aterial bed
oncotic pressure which increases across a capillary bed
These should equal each other, if not oedema arises