Exercise 35 - The Lymphatic System Flashcards
What is the function of the lymphatic system?
Transportation - tissue fluid back to circulatory/venous system
Protection
How does the lymphatic system protect the body?
Filters out bacteria
Site for policing fluids
Site for lymphocyte proliferation
What do hydrostatic and osmotic pressure result in?
fluid outflow into tissue spaces
Who picks up leaked fluid?
lymphatic capillaries
What happens if capillaries are broken?
lymphodema
What are 3 regional lymphnodes?
cervical
axillary
inguinal
Who picks up interstitial fluid first?
lymphatic fluid
Where do B cells live and mature?
Red bone marrow
What structures are found in the medullary chords?
B cell
T cell
Plasma
What are the organs of the lymphatic system?
tonsils thymus spleen peyer's patches appendix
What are the primary organs of the lymphatic sysem?
Thymus and bone marrow
What are the secondary organs of the lymphatic system
lymphnodes spleen tonsils peyer's patches appendix
What is the function of the thymus?
t cell maturation
What makes up the lymphatic system?
lymphatic tissues
lymphatic vessels
lymphatic organs
lymph nodes
Path of lymphatic fluid
lymphatic capillaries lymphatic vessels lymphatic trunk lymphatic ducts vascular system
