Session 23 Flashcards
1
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Lymph
A
Capillaries/ducts/veins
Low pressure system
Valves
3-5litres is recycled daily
2
Q
Splenoctomy
A
-Increases the risk of infection by encapsulated bacteria
3
Q
Splenomegaly
A
- Enlargers due to localised infections
4
Q
Tonsils
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- Crypts increase SA
- Prevents pathogen ingress through oral, a nasal, aural route
- Has micro-fold cells
5
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Appendix
A
- Crypts+ m-fold cells
- Prevents ingress through GI routes
6
Q
Peyer’s patch
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- M fold cells
- prevents pathogen ingress through digestion
7
Q
Types of lymphoedema
A
Sentinel lymph nodes- First nodes to receive lymph from area of a primary tumour
Primary lymphoedema- Congenital
Secondary lymphoedema- USUALLY MEDICAL INTERVENMTION
8
Q
Primary lymphoedema
A
Milroys- Mutated FLT4 gene
Meige’s disease- cause unknowns
9
Q
Secondary lymphoedema
A
Node involvement
Accidental
10
Q
Thymus
A
Location: superior mediastinum
Structure: Similar to lymph node but no hilum
Function: Maturation of bone marrow derived stem cells into immunocompetent T cells
