Lymphatic System Flashcards
How are lymphatic vessels made?
With interstitial fluid and Blood plasma or Capillaries
The primary function of the lymphatic system. [D, T, C]
Drains excess interstitial fluid, transports dietary lipids, and carries out immune responses
What do lymphatic ducts contain? Where do they drain?
Lymph nodes; lymphatic or thoracic duct
What filters the lymph?
T cells and B cells located in Lymph nodes
What is the junction of the thoracic duct?
Left internal jugular and left subclavian veins
It is the main lymph collecting duct.
Thoracic duct
What is the junction of the right lymphatic duct?
Junction of the right internal jugular and right subclavian vein
What maintains lymph flow in the respiratory pump?
Pressure changes during inhalation
How does the skeletal muscle pump compress lymphatic vessels?
The skeletal muscles contract and forces lymph to the subclavian vein.
What are are the primary lymphatic organs?
Red bone marrow and thymus
Where do immune responses occur?
Secondary lymphatic organs: nodes, spleen, and nodules
The 2 lobed structure that is the primary lymphoid for maturation of T cells.
Thymus
What are two cells that destroy microbes and send immune responses?
Macrophages and lymphocytes
What traps foreign material as lymph flows?
Reticular layer
It is the largest mass of lymphatic tissue in the body.
Spleen
