LYMPHATIC SYSTEM Flashcards
composed of lymph nodes, lymph vessels, lymph
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
carries fluid from tissue spaces into the blood; defense mechanism to control infection by phagocytosing noxious materials, bacteria and debris from the tissues at the lymph nodes
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
bean-shaped small bodies of lymphoid tissue
function: production of lymphocytes and to stop foreign materials that come to them;
become swollen or inflamed during severe bacterial infections
lymph nodes
system vessels draining from the lungs and from the rest of the body tissues ending in the venous system;
contain valves w/c prevent the backflow of its contents
lymph vessels
interstitial fluid;
derived largely from blood and in similar composition with blood plasma;
lymph
lymph flow in lymph vessels
unidirectional