Lymphatic Flashcards
What system returns plasma left in the interstitial fluid back to the blood supply?
The Lymphatic System
What are the 2 semi-independent parts that make up the lymphatic system?
Lymphatic vessels and lymphatic tissues and organs
Lymphatic vessels resemble what type of blood vessel?
Veins
Where do lymphatic vessels get lymph?
nterstitial fluid
What veins do lymphatic vessels dump lymph into the blood through?
The subclavian veins
Is the lymphatic system a one-way system with valves?
It is a one-way system with valves
Lymphoid tissues and organs are made up of what type of cells?
Phagocytic cells
Lymphoid tissues and organs are important for what 2 functions?
Resistance to disease and body defense
What are 4 mechanisms used to move lymph?
valves, skeletal muscle pump, Respiratory pump and artery pulses
What is an increase in the amount of fluid in our tissues, from blocked lymphatic ducts, called?
Lymphedema
What are 3 possible causes of lymphedema?
mastectomies
loss of motion
imobilization
What are 2 types of lymphoid cells?
Lymphocytes and Macrophages
Lymphocytes produce what 2 types of cells?
T cells and B cells
T cells and B cells protect the body from what?
Antigens
Macrophages produce what type of cells?
Phagocytes
