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Lymphatic System Flashcards

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System where fluid is exchanged with the blood, as well as protects body against foreign material?

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Lymphatic System

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Transportation of interstitial fluid to and from blood stream?

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Fluid Balance

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3
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3 Functions of the lymphatic system?

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  • Fluid Balance
  • Fat Absorption
  • Defence
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Fat is absorbed to the lymphatic system via?

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Lacteals.

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5
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Cells in lymphatic organs that help provide immunological defense?

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Lymphocytes.

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State where increased interstitial fluid is left behind causing?

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Edema

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Swelling of the ankles and feet?

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Edema

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8
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Collect and drain excess interstitial fluid and return it to venous blood before reaching the heart?

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Lymphatic Vessels

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What make up the lymphatic system?

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  • Lymph
  • Lymph Vessels
  • Lymphatic Organs
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10
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Fluid constituent of the lymphatic system?

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Lymph

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11
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White lymph absorbed through lacteals?

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Chyle.

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12
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Carries fluid in one direction from tissues to circulatory system?

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Lymphatic capillaries and vessels.

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Microscopic close ended tubes that form vast networks in the intercellular space.

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Lymphatic Capillaries.

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Lymph capillaries join to form a larger network called?

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Lymphatic Vessels

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15
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Component of the lymphatic system that contain valves?

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Lymphatic Vessels.

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16
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Help lymphatic vessels circulate lymph.

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  • Skeletal Muscle Pumps
  • Contraction of Smooth Muscles in Lymph Vessel wall
  • Respiratory Pump
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17
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Lymph vessels join to form this part after leaving lymph nodes?

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Lymphatic Trunk

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18
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What are the lymphatic Trunks?

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  • Lumbar
  • Bronchomediastinal
  • Subclavian
  • Jugular
  • Intestinal
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19
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Ducts that collect lymph, and where it reenters general circulation?

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Collecting Duct

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20
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Rate at which lymph reenters blood stream?

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125 mL/hour

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21
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Two collecting ducts of Lymphatic system?

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  • Thoracic Duct

* Right Lymphatic Duct

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22
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Drains lymph into left subclavian vein.

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Thoracic duct

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Thoracic duct drains into?

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Left Subclavian Vein

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24
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Sac like enlargement caused by the lymph vessels in front of the lumbar vertebra.

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Cisterna Chyli

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The right lymphatic duct drains to?

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Right subclavian Vein

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26
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Shorter track of the two connection ducts in the lymphatic system?

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Right Lymphatic Duct.

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27
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Enumerate the lymphatic organs?

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  • Lymph nodes
  • Tonsils
  • Spleen
  • Thymus Gland
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28
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Mass of lymphatic tissue where lymph passes before entering blood and acts as a biological filter?

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Lymph nodes.

29
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Lymph enters lymph nodes through what vessel?

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Afferent Vessels

30
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Lymph exits lymph nodes through?

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Efferent Vessels.

31
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Enumerate function of lymph nodes

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  • Defense

* Hematopoiesis

32
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How does lymph nodes aid in defense?

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  • Filtration

* Phagocytosis

33
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What blood cells mature in lymph nodes?

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Some Lymphocytes and Monocytes

34
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3 strategically placed lymph nodes?

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  • Cervical Nodes
  • Axillary Nodes
  • Inguinal Nodes
35
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Aggregation of lymph nodes in the wall of small intestine?

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Peyer’s Patch

36
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Alternative name for Peyer’s Patch?

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Mesenteric Patches.

37
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Lymphatic pathway

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  1. Lymphatic capillary
  2. afferent lymphatic vessel
  3. lymph node
  4. efferent lymphatic vessel
  5. lymphatic trunk
  6. collecting duct
  7. subclavian vein
38
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Organ located in the left upper quadrant posterior to stomach?

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Spleen.

39
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Produces red pulp and white pulp?

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Spleen

40
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Pulp which aids in the destruction of old red blood cells?

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Red Pulp

41
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Pulp which aids in the formation of lymphocytes?

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White Pulp

42
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Organ located in the anterior thorax in the manubrium.

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Thymus

43
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What type of lymphocytes mature in Thymus?

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T Cells

44
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Form a protective ring of lymphatic tissue around the oral, nasal and pharyngeal cavities?

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Tonsils.

45
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Enumerate the 3 tonsils?

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  • Palatine Tonsils
  • Pharyngeal Tonsils
  • Lingual Tonsils
46
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Ability to destroy pathogens and resist damage from foreign substances?

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Immunity

47
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Two types of immunity?

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Innate and Adaptive Immunity

48
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Alternative name for Innate Immunity?

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Nonspecific Immunity

49
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Alternative name for adaptive Immunity?

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Specific Immunity.

50
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Type of immunity where the body recognizes and destroys foreign substance the same way each time?

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Innate Immunity

51
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Type of immunity where the body recognizes and destroys pathogen, but improves each time.

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Adaptive Immunity.

52
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Ability of immune system to recognize a particular substance?

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Specificity.

53
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Ability of the adaptive immune system to remember various encounters with a substance?

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Memory

54
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Physical barriers of innate immune system?

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  • Skin
  • Tears, Saliva, Urine
  • HCl
55
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Process of engulfing foreign particles?

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Phagocytosis

56
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Polypeptides that interfere with the ability of a pathogen to reproduce and infect other cells?

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Interferons.

57
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Lymphocytes release interferons to combat?

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Viral Infections.

58
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Two types of inflammation?

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  • Local

* Systemic

59
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Type of inflammation confined to a specific part?

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Local Inflammation

60
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A type of inflammation response distributed throughout the body.

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Systemic Inflammation.

61
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Chemicals released by neutrophils to stimulate fever?

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Pyrogens.

62
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Who release pyrogens?

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Neutrophils, Microorganisms and Other Cells.

63
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What white blood cells carry out adaptive immunity?

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Lymphocytes.

64
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lymphocytes are responsible for adaptive immunity?

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  • T Cells

* B Cells

65
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Two devisions of adaptive immunity?

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  • Antibody Mediated Immunity

* Cell Mediated Immunity

66
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Which cells are responsible for antibody mediated immunity?

A

B Cells

67
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Which cells are responsible for cell mediated immunity?

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T Cells.

68
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4 ways to acquire adaptive immunity?

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  • Active Natural Immunity
  • Active Artificial Immunity
  • Passive Natural Immunity
  • Passive Artificial Immunity

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