Lymphatic and Immune General Terms Flashcards

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Lacteals

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Lymphatic vessels in intestines that serve to absorb fats from diet

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Lymph

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Clear, transparent, colorless fluid found in lymphatic vessels and cisterna chyli

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Lymph Nodes

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Another name for ‘lymph glands’; small organs in lymphatic system that filter bacteria and other foreign organisms from body fluids

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Lymphatic Vessels

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Extensive network of vessels throughout entire body; conduct lymph from tissue toward thoracic cavity

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Spleen

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Organ in lymphatic system that filters microorganisms and old red blood cells from blood

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Thymus Gland

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Endocrine gland located in upper mediastinum that assists body with immune function and development of antibodies; as part of immune response it secretes hormone, thymosin, that changes lymphocytes to T cells

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Tonsils

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Collections of lymphatic tissue located in pharynx to combat microorganisms entering body through nose or mouth; include pharyngeal tonsils, palatine tonsils, and lingual tonsils

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Lymph Glands

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Another name for ‘lymph nodes’; small organs composed of lymphatic tissue located along route of lymphatic vessels; remove impurities from lymph and manufacture lymphocytes and antibodies

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