Lymphatic Flashcards
Adaptive immunity
Specific recognition of pathogens as well as specific response to specific pathogen’s lymphocytes are responsible for this
Innate immunity
Nonspecific present at birth ask the same against everything I E physical and chemical barriers of skin natural killer cells phagocytes inflammation and fever
Function of lymphatic system
Assistant circulating bodily fluids help defend the body against diseases specialized form of reticular connective tissue that contains a large number of lymphocytes
Functions of lymphatic system
Drains exes interstitial fluid transports dietary lipids carries out immune response
Lymphatic capillaries
Closed at one end and unite to form lymphatic vessels
Lymphatic vessels
Resemble small veins but Have thinner walls and more valves
Lymph nodes
Located at intervals along lymphatic vessels contain masses of B cells and T cells
What lacks lymphatic capillaries
A vascular tissue including cartilage epidermis and cornea of eye. also central nervous system portions of spleen and red bone marrow
Specs of lymphatic capillaries
Greater permeability of them blood capillaries can absorb large molecules larger in diameter the blood capillaries have one way structure the permits interstitial fluid to flow in but not out
Anchoring filaments
Attached to lymphatic capillaries there elastic and attach lymphatic endothelial cells to surrounding structures when excess interstitial fluid accumulates the tissue swells these anchoring filaments pool long fat capillaries and make opening between cells larger fluid then moves into lymphatic capillaries
Lacteals
Special lymphatic capillaries for the small intestine they carry dietary lipids into lymphatic vessels and cause live to look creamy white called Chyle
Lymphatic trucks
Lumbar intestinal bronchomediastinal jugular and subclavian
Lumbar lymphatic truck
Adrenal gland Abdominal wall lower limbs viscera of pelvis kidney
Intestinal emphatic truck
Stomach intestines pancreas spleen liver
Bronchomediastinal lymphatic trunk
Thoracic wall lungs heart
Subclavian and jugular lymphatic trucks
Subclavian upper limbs and jugular head and neck