Lymphatics Flashcards
Functional unit in Lymphatics that lies between two semilunar valves of the lymph vessel
Lymphangions
Primary organs that serves as Maturation sites
Bone marrow
Thymus gland
Secondary organs that serves as Expansion sites.
Tonsils
Spleen
Lymph nodes
Function of Bone marrow
Hematopoeisis
Bone marrow is lined with?
Endosteum in cancellous bones
Bone marrow contains?
Red marrow and Yellow marrow
Between red and yellow marrow, which is responsible for production blood contents
Red marrow
Yellow marrow in bone marrow is for?
Storage of fats
Location of Thymus gland
Between lungs/ Anterior of mediastinal cavity/ Posterior of sternum
Thymus gland produces?
THYMOSIN
What is needed for T cells to mature?
THYMOSIN
The gland starts to decrease its size at the age of?
10
Thymus gland becomes fatty tissue completely at the age of?
12
Remnants of THYMUS gland
Hassall’s corpuscle
Other term for tonsils
Waldeyer’s ring
What are the tonsils?
Adenoids
Tubal
Palatine
Lingual
Tonsil most commonly present in patient who is mouth breather
Adenoids
Tonsil commonly involved in children
Adenoids
Tonsilitis in children is due to?
Nasal blockage
The largest LYMPHATIC organ
SPLEEN
Spleen is found at what vertebral level
T10-L1
Functions of SPLEEN
A. Removal of blood-borne antigens in WHITE pulp
B. Removal of old and defective RBCs in RED pulp
C. Storage of platelets
D. Hematopoeisis in FETUS
Cord of Bill roth is found in?
Red pulp of SPLEEN
Hematopoeitic organs of fetus
Bone marrow
Spleen
Liver
A bean shaped organ containing around 500 in the body.
Lymph nodes
True or False. Lymph nodes contains both AFFERENT and EFFERENT lymphatic vessels.
True
Functions f Lymph nodes.
A. Filtering and phagocytosis
B. Proliferation of lymphocytes
Lymphatic vessels that drains at the RIGHT SUBCLAVIAN veins.
Lymphatic ducts
Thoracic duct drains at what veins?
Left subclavian veins
Left internal jugular vein
It is the main duct of the body.
Thoracic duct
It is the most inferior part of the thoracic duct.
Cysterna chyli
Percentage that drains to thoracic
75%