LYMPHATIC SYSTEM Flashcards
Functions of lymphatic system
Drain excess interstitial fluid maintain circulating blood volume
Transport, dietary lipids
Carries out immune responses
Exudation
Rush of self foreign material into lymphatic vessels
What main structures does the lymphatic system include?
Spleen, thymus, tonsils, and lymph nodes
Three parts of the lymphatic system
Network of lymphatic vessels
Lymph fluid and vessels
Lymph nodes that cleanse lymph
Journey of lymph in the body
Interstitial fluid to capillary to vessels to trunks to ducts to right lymphatic and thoracic ducts join veins to blood
Where do lymphocytes arise?
Bone marrow
Where do t lymphocytes and b lymphocytes mature?
Thymus and bone marrow
Other cells of lymphatic system
Macrophage
dendritic cells
reticular cells that produce reticular fiber
