LAB Immune and Lymphatic System

Question 1

What is the function/ purpose of the Lymphatic System?

Answer 1

The Lymphatic system id the location where most immune responses occur. The immune system coolects and returns ISF and repacks and redelivers lipids

Question 2

What are the components of the Lymphatic system?

Answer 2

Lymph, organs, tissues, vessels

Question 3

Lymphatic organs-
and examples

Answer 3

lymphatic organs are surrounded by a capsule
Examples: Thymus, Spleen, red bone marrow, lymph nodes

Question 4

Lymphatic tissues-
And examples

Answer 4

Lymohatic tissues do not hace a capsule
Examples: nodules (MALTs) and aggregations of nodules (Peyers patches, tonsils)

Question 5

Primary lymphatic organs/tissues

Answer 5

primary lymphatic organs/tissues is the site of lymphocyte production and maturation(gain immunocompetence)

Question 6

secondary lymphatic organs/tissues

Answer 6

secondary lymphatic organs and tissues are the site where lymphocytes initiate adaptive immune response

Question 7

functions of the spleen(3)

Answer 7

1. filters blood
2. eliminates old erythrocytes
3. reservoir for thrombocytes

Question 8

peyer patches

Answer 8

aggresstions of noduels in small intestine

Question 9

MALTs

Answer 9

single noduels in connective tissue of mucous membranes