lymphatic important

Question 1

what supplements to the circulatory system and has no heart/muscular pump

Answer 1

lymphatic system

Question 2

functions of lymphatic system

Answer 2

maintain fluid balance, returns extra interstitial fluid to the blood, absorbs fat and fat soluble to vitamins, produces lymphocytes

Question 3

interstitial fluidx

Answer 3

fluid that surrounds cells of tissues in body, brings nutrients and removes waste from cells, and made out of minerals

Question 4

lymph

Answer 4

interstitial fluid that is absorbed by lymph capillaries and returns to venous blood(collects fluid and returns it to blood)

Question 5

lymphatic vessels

Answer 5

thin tubes that carry lymph, remove waste, and filter lymph

Question 6

lymphatic vessels thoracic duct

Answer 6

collects and transports lymph from left side of chest, head, neck, abdominal area and lower limbs, and returns to SVC

Question 7

lymph vessels right lymphatic duct

Answer 7

Receives lymph from right arm, right side of head and upper trunk, and returns to SVC

Question 8

lymph nodes

Answer 8

bean shaped, filters lymph, distributed thru body, usually in clusters (groin, armpit, neck)

Question 9

tonsils

Answer 9

masses of tissue in the back of the throat/mucus membrane, produce lymphs and filter bacteria to protect against bad things

Question 10

spleen

Answer 10

mass of lymphatic tissue with white pulp and red venous pulp, protects body, and filters, stores, and produces blood

Question 11

thymus gland

Answer 11

produces and matures T lymphocytes and mostly made out of lymphatic tissue

Question 12

peyers patches

Answer 12

lymph nodes in small intestine that are aggregated and produce macrophages

Question 13

lacteals

Answer 13

lymph capillaries in villi of small intestine that absorb fat and vitamins