Lymphatic System Flashcards

1
Q

Fluid not taken up by lymphatic system

A

Edema

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2
Q

Blind tube with overlapping endothelial cells

A

Lymphatic vessels

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3
Q

Prevent backflow

A

Internal valves

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4
Q

Major contributor to lymph flow

A

Pulse of proximal arteries

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5
Q

The fluid dumped back into the venous system

A

Subclavian and jugular veins meet

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6
Q

The fluid then rapidly moves into the superior vena cava and right atrium

A

Subclavian and jugular vein

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7
Q

Drains everything else

A

Thoracic duct

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8
Q

Drains right upper quadrant

A

Right lymphatic duct

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9
Q

Drainage is uneven because of _ all lower body and empties into left brachiocephalic vein

A

Cisterna chili

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10
Q

Housed in lymph tissue

A

Lymphocytes

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11
Q

Looking for anything foreign

A

Dendritic cells and macrophages

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12
Q

Several organs have collections of lymphoid tissue as a component of their structure

A

Lymphoid organs

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13
Q

Where lymphocytes are produced and mature in bone marrow and thymus

A

Primary lymphoid organs

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14
Q

Where immune cell laws screen lymph are lymph nodes, spleen, Malts, appendix

A

Secondary lymphoid organs

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15
Q

Tonsils, Peters patch in the intestine, eyes, salivary glands, Brest

A

Mucosa associated lymphatic tissues

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16
Q

Found in tissues that are exposed tot he outside, skin, digestive tract, lugs

A

Dendritic cells

17
Q

Dendritic cells are a sentinel immune cell

A

Professional antigen presenting cells

18
Q

Potential threat, they tell inactive B and T cells to start searching

A

Exact antigen

19
Q

Present in many tissues around the body and are also a professional antigen presenter cell

A

Macrophages

20
Q

Directly and immediately fight invaders

A

Phagocytosis

21
Q

Lymph nodes are specialized

A

Repositories for immune cell

22
Q

Spleens second job

A

Giant lymph node

23
Q

Have deep crypts whic trap debris and bacteria

A

Malts

24
Q

Large molecules into blood if they can’t squeeze between gaps in cappillaries

A

Lymphatic vessels