lymphatic quiz Flashcards
3 functions of lymphatic system
remove excess interstitial fluid
transport dietary lipids
carry out immune response
order of lymphatic flow
capillaries
vessels
trunks
ducts
back into blood stream
what are the regions of a lymph node and what cells are in each
inner cortex - T cells
outer cortex - B cells
medulla - B cells
what are lacteals
specialized lymph nodes that transport/absorb fat in the GI
what trunk drains the lungs
bronchomediastinal
what is the cell called that can differentiate into any kind of cell and where is it produced
pluripotent
red bone marrow
what cells live inside a lymph node
macrophages
B & T cells
stages of inflammation and what is happening in each
vasodilation - arteries widen allowing increased blood flow, removes toxins, swelling, redness, heat
emigration - neutrophils accumulate to destroy microbes by phagocytosis, monocytes arrive
tissue repair - phagocytes carry out clean up, proliferation and remodeling begin
which antibody activates B cells
IgD
which antibody is breastmilk, mucus
IgA
which antibodies arrive first
IgM
what produces antibodies
B cells/ plasma cells
where are T cells born and where do they mature
born - red bone marrow
mature = thymus
what type of cells are antigen presenting cells
macrophages
B cell
dendritic
5 steps of phagocytosis
chemotaxis
adherence
ingestion
digestion
death