Chapter 24: Lymphatic System Flashcards
What are the functions of the lymphatic system
(4 functions)
- Return interstitial fluid back to the bloodstream
- Transport lipids and lipid-soluble vitamins into the bloodstream
- Production and maturation of lymphocytes
- Generate an immune response against antigens in the interstitial fluid
What are the components of the Lymphatic System
(8 components)
- Lymph
- Lymphatic capillaries
- Lymphatic vessels
- Lymphatic trunks
- Lymphatic ducts
- Lymphatic cells
- Lymphatic nodules
- Lymphatic organs
What is a lymph comprised of
- Interstitial fluid
- Solutes
- Foreign materials
Life cycle & name changes of a lymph:
- ________ flowing in blood capillaries is pushed out of capillaries by blood pressure
Plasma
Life cycle & name changes of a lymph:
- Once out of the capillaries, plasma becomes mixed with ________ _____ surrounding all of the cells
Interstitial fluid
Life cycle & name changes of a lymph:
- When taken up by lymphatic capillaries it becomes _______ and it passes through lymphatic ‘vessels’ to ________ _____ where it is filtered and where immune cells detect _______.
lymph; lymph nodes; antigens
Life cycle & name changes of a lymph:
- Lymphatic vessels merge to form ______ which fuse to become _____
trunks; ducts
Life cycle & name changes of a lymph:
- Returned by one of two lymphatic ducts to the subclavian veins where it is again called _____.
plasma
closed-ended tubes that are found interspersed among most blood capillary beds.
Lymphatic capillaries
Resemble blood capillaries but they have overlapping endothelial cells that act as one-way valves allowing interstitial fluid a one-way entrance into this type of capillary:
Lymphatic capillaries
Describe Lacteals
lymphatic capillary that collects interstitial fluid as well as lipids and lipid-soluble vitamins
Where are lacteals found?
GI tract
Lymph collected from GI system has a milky color due to the lipid absorption called _____
chyle
Lymphatic capillaries merge to form _______ _______
lymphatic vessels
How are lymphatic vessels similar to venules?
They have components of all three vascular tunics and possess valves similar to veins
Describe afferent lymphatic vessels
Bring lymph to a lymph node
Describe efferent lymphatic vessels
transport filtered lymph away from the lymph node
Lymphatic vessels merge to form left and right ___________ __________
lymphatic trunks
Three types of left and right trunks:
- Jugular trunks
- Subclavian trunks
- Bronchomediastinal trunks
Which lymphatic trunk drains lymph from the head and neck?
Jugular trunks
Which lymphatic trunk drains lymph from upper limbs
Subclavian trunks
Which lymphatic trunk drains lymph from breasts?
subclavian trunks
Which lymphatic trunk drains lymph from the superficial thoracic wall
subclavian trunks
Which lymphatic trunk drains lymph from deep thoracic structures.
bronchomediastinal trunks
Which lymphatic trunk drains lymph from most abdominal structures
Intestinal trunks
Which lymphatic trunk drains lymph from lower limbs
Lumbar trunks
Which lymphatic trunk drains lymph from the abdominopelvic wall
Lumbar trunks
Which lymphatic trunk drains lymph from pelvic organs.
Lumbar trunks
As lymphatic trunks fuse, they form ______ ______.
Lymphatic ducts
Which lymphatic vessel is located deep to the right clavicle and returns at the junction of the right subclavian and internal jugular veins. Then returns lymph from the right side of the head and neck, right upper limb and the right side of the thorax
right lymphatic duct
Largest lymphatic vessel
thoracic duct
duct that begins just inferior to the diaphragm as a rounded saclike structure called cisterna chyli
Thoracic duct
The thoracic ducts have a rounded sac-like structure just inferior to the diaphragm called the _____ _____.
cisterna chyli
The thoracic duct passes through the aortic opening of the diaphragm and returns into the junction between the left ______ and ______ ______ veins.
subclavian; internal jugular