Reticulo-Endothelial and Skin Anatomy Flashcards
T/F the lymph node contains a cortex and medulla in a thick fibrous capsule
F the lymph node contains a cortex and medulla in a THIN fibrous capsule
What is the sinus under the thin fibrous capsule of a lymph node?
Subcapsular sinus
The outer layer of the cortex of the lymph node consists of which cells organized into the follicles?
Mature B cells
The follicles in the outer cortex of a lymph node have germinal centers containing what type of cell?
Activated B (plasma) cells
The inner cortex of the lymph node contains what type of cell?
Mature T cells
The medulla of the lymph node contains which cells?
Lymphocytes, plasma cells, macrophages
Lymph flows from afferent vessels toward the cortex to pass through the _________ sinuses and into cortical _______ eventually through the __________ sinuses then to efferent lymphatic vessels that exit at the hilum
Subcapsular
Cortical
Medullary
The lymph sinuses contain ________ and ______ fibers arranged in a crisscross fashion which act like a filter
Macrophages
Reticular fibers
Activated lymphocytes leave the lymph node via the?
Hilum
Where do nerve fibers enter the lymph node?
The hilum
What is the largest aggregation of lymphoid tissue?
The Spleen
The spleen develops from what embryological tissue?
Mesoderm w/in the dorsal mesentary of the stomach
Which dome of the diaphragm does the spleen lay under?
Left dome close to the lower ribs (9-11)
What is destroyed in the red pulp of the spleen?
Old RBCs
What ligaments are attached to the spleen and what do they contain?
1) Gastrosplenic ligament: short gastric and L gastroepiploic A/V
2) Splenorenal ligament: terminal part of the splenic A
Kupffer cells of the liver filter out?
Bacteria
What embryological origin forms the liver?
ventral outgrowth of the distal end of the foregut w/the biliary tree
the coronary ligament is a continuation of what ligament?
Falciform ligament
What ligament is contained w/in the coronary ligament?
Round ligament of the liver
The round ligament of the liver is a remnant of what embryological tissue?
L umbilical V
The liver is covered almost completely by what tissue?
Visceral peritoneum
What causes the bare area of the liver?
coronary ligament and where the IVC passes through
What are the four anatomical lobes of the liver?
R/L, quadrate, caudate
What anatomical lobes are contained in the right functional lobe of the liver?
Right, R 1/2 of caudate
What anatomical lobes are contained in the left functional lobe of the liver?
Left, quadrate, outer 1/2 of caudate
The Rt functional lobe is supplied by what A?
R hepatic A br of proper hepatic A
The Lt functional lobe is supplied by what A?
Lt hepatic A
What is the functional unit of the liver?
sinusoids