Reticuloendothelial system Flashcards
1
Q
What is the reticuloendothelial system a part of?
A
Immune system
2
Q
What types of cells make up the reticuloendothelial system?
A
Phagocytic cells
- monocytes
- macrophages
- kupffer cells
- microglial cells in CNS
3
Q
What are the main organs of the reticuloendothelial system?
A
Liver
Spleen
4
Q
What are the roles of the reticuloendothelial system?
A
Recognise foreign antigens
destroy them by phagocytosis
Remove old, damaged, dead blood cells
5
Q
The phagocytes in the spleen remove which particular cells when they are old, damaged, dead etc.?
A
Red blood cells
