Unit 2 - CH. 20 Flashcards
screening area for any bacteria, pathogens, foreign bodies
lymph nodes
Lymphatic structure: What do endothelium extensions do?
stop back flow of blood
Lymphatic structure: what is the very thin middle layer
smooth muscle
What is the water substance and solutes in lymphatic pathway
lymph
Two reasons how lymph fluid moves
- Skeletal Muscle contraction
2. Respiration
huge clusters of hydrophobic substances
lipoproteins
Afferent
Incoming
What separates kidney into little rooms
Trabeculae
Kidney: outside unit
cortex
Kidney: inside unit
medulla
What does the kidney cortex lead to?
terminal centers
What do kidney terminal centers contain?
white blood cells
What two cells check antigen ID?
Macrophages and T-lymphocytes
Function of spleen
Filter blood and stores platelets
Where do T-lymphocytes go for education?
Thymus