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Chapter 20 - lymphatic system Flashcards

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What is the lymphatic system and what does it consist of?

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returns fluids leaked from blood vessels back to blood
- network of drainage vessels (lymphatic vessels)
- fluid (lymph)
- structures that cleanse lymph (lymph nodes)

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What is the function of lymphoid organs and tissues?

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Provide structural basis of immune system
- body’s defense mechanisms
- spleen, thymus, tonsils, lymph nodes, other lymphoid tissues

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What are the functions lymphatic vessels?

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collect the excess protein-containing interstitial fluid and return it to the blood
- transport pathogens to lymph nodes and absorbed fats from intestine to blood

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What are lymphatic capillaries, where are they not found.

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blind-ended vessels that weave between tissue cells and blood capillaries
- bones and teeth

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How are lymphatic capillaries operate in the brain?

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  • help drain ECF (inter and cerebro fluids) and their wastes
  • malfunction plays a role in degenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s)
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Why are lymphatic capillaries more permeable than blood capillaries?

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  • overlap loosely to form one-way minivalves anchored by collagen filaments, so increase ISF volume
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How does the minivalves close and why is it important?

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  • pressure in lymphatic capillaries increase, the valve closes and prevents leakage
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Which tissue is lymphatic capillaries even more permeable?

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inflamed tissues, to help take up larger substances

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What are lacteals in the small intestine and what is the structure set up?

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a specialized set of lymphatic capillaries for absorption and transport of digested fat
- intestinal mucosa

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How do large lymphatic vessels drain?

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drain into larger and thinker-walled lymphatic vessels than to the subclavian veins

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What is the collecting lymphatic vessels composition, location and formation?

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  • have all three tunica (thinner), valves and anastomoses
  • In skin: travel in superficial veins or deep vessels of trunk travel with deep arteries
  • larger vessels unite to form lymphatic trunk
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How many lymphatic trunks are there and what are the 2 main pairings and one singluar one?

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9
- Left: lumbar/ broncho mediastinal and Right: subclavian/ jugular trunks
- intestinal trunk

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What are the 2 main ducts the trunks deliver lymph to?

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  • right lymphatic duct
  • thoracic duct (larger)
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What parts of the body does the right lymphatic duct serve and where does it drain?

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  • drains right upper limb and right side of the head and thorax
  • venous circulation: right internal jugular and right subclavian
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What parts of the body does the thoracic duct serve and where does it drain?

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  • drains the rest of the body
  • venous circulation: left internal jugular and left subclavian veins
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How do lymphatic vessels receive their own blood supply and what is it called when it becomes inflamed.

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vasa vasorum
- severe inflammation is called lymphangitis (shown as a red streak on arm)

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Lymph nodes - what is it composed of and what are the immune system cells?

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  • made of immune system cells found in lymphoid tissues
  • 2 types of lymphocytes (T and B cells) protect the body against antigens
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What are antigens and are the functions of the 2 types of lymphocytes?

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A: anything that triggers an immune response
T lymphocytes: immune response; some directly attack infected cells
B lymphocytes: bind, produce plasma cells, which secrete antibodies that destroy cells with antigen

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What is the difference between macrophages and dendritic cells?

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M - engulfs cell and active T cells - granulomas
DC - capture and deliver antigens to lymph nodes to activate T cells

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What is a lymphoid tissue?

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component of the immune system
- provides activation and proliferation sites for lymphocytes
- ideal surveillance location for lymphocytes and macrophages

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What is the lymphoid tissue made of and what resides in it?

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reticular connective tissue
- in all lymphoid organs except thymus
- spaces between fibers is where lymphocytes to “live” when they return from patrolling the body

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What is diffuse lymphoid tissue?

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loose arrangement of lymphoid cells and reticular fibers
- in every body organ

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What is lymphoid follicles (lymphoid nodules)?

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tightly packed lymphoid cells and reticular fibers
- have germinal centers of proliferating B cells
- helps form larger lymphoid organs

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Where are lymphoid follicles found?

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  • intestinal wall (of ileum) called Peyer’s patches
  • the appendix
  • MALT
  • lymph nodes
  • tonsils
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Why can lymph nodes become a secondary cancer site?

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  • cells get trapped causing a bulge that is not painful
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What is the primary lymphoid organs?

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where T and B cells mature
- B cells mature in RBM
- T cells mature in the thymus

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What is the secondary lymphoid organs?

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where mature lymphocytes first encounter their antigens and become activated, include:
- lymph nodes and spleen
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) that form:
- tonsils, Peyer’s patches in small intestines and appendix
- diffuse lymphoid tissues

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What are the 2 regions of the lymph nodes?

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cortex: outer layer with dense follicles and germinal centers filled with dividing B cells
- deep part houses T cell in transit (circulate in blood, lymph and nodes)
Medulla: consists of medullary cords, contains B cells, T cells, and plasma cells

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What is the lymph sinuses?

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spaces in lymph nodes that separate lymph nodules and are filled with reticular fibers and macrophages

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Where does lymph enter the lymph node and what is the first structure in travels through?

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  • convex side of lymph node via afferent lymphatic vessels
  • large subcapsular sinus
31
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Where does lymph travel after the subcapsular sinus?

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smaller sinuses of the cortex and medulla, then passes through the medullary sinuses before exiting the node at hilum via efferent lymphatic vessels

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Why is the flow of lymph slow through the lymph node?

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fewer efferent vessels draining the node compared to the afferent vessels

33
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What is the largest lymphoid organs and where is it located?

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spleen
- on the left side of the abdominal cavity, under the diaphragm

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What arteries and veins serve the spleen?

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splenic artery and vein, which enters and exits at the hilum

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What role does the spleen play in immune function?

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provides a site for lymphocyte proliferation, immune surveillance, and immune response

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How does the spleen cleanse the blood?

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cleanses the blood of aged and defective blood cells and platelets through macrophages

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What is the function of the spleen when it comes to storage and being a site?

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  1. stores iron and recycles breakdown products of RBC
  2. stores platelets and monocytes from release into blood
  3. site of fetal erythrocyte production
38
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What is the structure order starting from diaphragm to pancreas?

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  • diaphragm
  • spleen
  • adrenal gland
  • left kidney
  • splenic artery
  • pancreas
39
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What are the 2 components that make up the spleen?

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White pulp and red pulp

40
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What is the function of white pulp?

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where immune function occurs
- mostly in lymphocytes on reticular fibers
- islands of white in sea of red

41
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What is the function of red pulp?

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where old blood cells and bloodborne pathogens are destroyed
- lots of RBC and macrophages that engulf
- made of splenic cords (reticular tissue)

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What is a potential consequence of a direct blow or severe infection to the spleen?

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spleen ruptures, spilling blood into the peritoneal cavity

43
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What have surgeons discovered about the spleen after splenectomy?

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can repair itself if left alone.

44
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What happens when the spleen is removed?

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The liver and bone marrow take over most of the spleen’s functions

45
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Can the spleen regenerate after removal?

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Children (>12), it will regenerate

46
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What is mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), where does it and what is its function?

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lymphoid tissues in mucous membrane
- lines respiratory, genitourinary and digestive tract
- protects from pathogens trying to enter the body

47
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Where is the largest collection of MALT?

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  • tonsils
  • peryer’s patches
  • appendix
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What is the main function of tonsils?

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lymphoid tissue at entrance of pharynx gathers and remove pathogens in food and inhaled air

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How can tonsils be identified and what is the main types?

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seen swelling in the mucosa
1. paired palatine tonsils
2. lingual tonsil
3. pharyngeal tonsil (adenoid if enlarged)
4. pair of tubal tonsil

50
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Where are the paired palatine tonsils located?

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sides posterior to oral cavity

51
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Which tonsils are the largest and most often infected?

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the paired palatine tonsils

52
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Where is the pharyngeal tonsil (adenoid if enlarged) found?

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posterior wall of the nasopharynx.

53
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What is the location and function of the pair of tubal tonsils?

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openings of the auditory tubes into the pharynx.

54
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What are the components of the tonsils’ lymphoid follicles?

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  • follicles with germinal centers
  • diffusely scattered lymphocytes.
55
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How are tonsils different from other lymphoid tissue?

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  • partially encapsulated
  • epithelium invaginates, forming deep tonsillar crypts
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What role do tonsillar crypts play?

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trap debris and bacteria, which cross the epithelium to enter the lymphoid tissue

57
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How do tonsils contribute to immune response?

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Immune cells in the tonsils are activated and build “memory” against pathogens

58
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What are Peyer’s patches (aggregated lymphoid nodules) and what are the structurally similar to?

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large cluster of lymphoid follicles in small intestine
- tonsils

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Why is the location of the Peyer’s patches ideal?

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prevent bacteria from breaching intestinal wall
- generate “ memory” lymphocytes from long-term immunity

60
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What is the appendix and why is it placed where it is?

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first part of large intestine containing lymphoid follicles
- generate “ memory” lymphocytes from long-term immunity

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Where is the thymus located and what is its function?

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inferior neck, extending into the mediastinum and partially overlying the heart
- site of T lymphocyte development

62
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When is the thymus most active and what happens to it after puberty?

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  • childhood
  • atrophies (gets smaller)
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Does the thymus continue to produce immune cells after atrophying?

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Yes, but slowly

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What happens to the thymus in older adults?

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replaced by fibrous and fatty tissue
- difficult to distinguish from surrounding connective tissue

65
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What is found in the cortex of the thymus?

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  • rapidly dividing lymphocytes
  • scattered macrophages
66
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what is found in the medulla of the thymus?

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  • fewer lymphocytes
  • thymic corpuscles (keratinized epithelial cells)
67
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What role does the thymus play in immune regulation?

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development of regulatory T cells
- prevents autoimmune responses

68
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How does the thymus differ from secondary lymphoid organs?

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  1. no follicles (no B cells)
  2. only for T lymphocyte maturation
  3. has blood-thymus barrier (separates immature T lymphocytes from antigens)
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What type of cells make up the stroma of the thymus?

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epithelial cells (not reticular fibers)

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