Lab: Lymphatic and Immune System Flashcards
Organ system where immune cells are especially concentrated
Lymphatic system
NOT an organ system
but a collection of cells that defend against agents of disease
Immune system
What is the lymphatic system?
Consists of a network of veinlike vessels that penetrate nearly every tissue of the body and a collection of tissues and organs that produce immune cells
Functions of the lymphatic system
- Fluid recovery
- Immunity
- Lipid absorption
What does fluid recovery mean?
Collect/filter/return interstitial fluid
Capillaries absorb what percent of interstitial fluid?
85%
What percent of interstitial fluid is recovered by the lymphatic system?
15%
2-4L
In the lymphatic system, where does ISF pass through before re-entering the blood stream?
Lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue
Lacteals
Specialized lymphatic vessels in the small intestine
What vitamins do lacteals absorb?
A, D, E, K
- lipid soluble vitamins
Lymph
Clear, colorless fluid, that flows through lymphatic vessels
Lymphatic vessels
Transport lymph
Lymphatic organs
- Red bone marrow
- Thymus
- Lymph nodes
- Tonsils
- Spleen
What is different between lymph and blood plasma?
They’re very similar but lymph is low in protein
Does lymph flow use a pump?
No
Terminal capillaries
Microscopic lymphatic vessels formed by thin endothelial cells that loosely overlap each other
Collecting vessels
Lymphatic vessels that travel along veins and arteries that carry lymph to and from lymph nodes
What is the site of T and B cell activation?
Lymph nodes
Partially divide interior of node into compartments
Trabeculae with trabecular sinus
Outer region of the lymph node
Cortex with subscapsular sinus
Inner region of the lymph node
Medulla with medullary sinus
Where lymph enters the lymph node
Afferent lymphatic vessels
Where lymph exits the vessels
Efferent lymphatic vessels
Cisterna chyli
A sac where two lumbar trunks and intestinal trunk join
What are the two collecting ducts?
Right lymphatic duct
Thoracic duct
Has a capsule that separates the lymphatic tissue from neighboring tissue
Lymphatic organs
Primary lymphatic tissue definition
Sites where lymphocytes are produced and become mature or immunocompetent
Secondary lymphatic tissue definition
Site where immunocompetent lymphocytes migrate after they mature