:ymphatics Flashcards

1
Q

2 central lymphatic tissues

A

Bone marrow

Thymus

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2
Q

Secondary Lymph tissues

A

MALT, Lymph nodes, spleen

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3
Q

fate of B-cells

A

plasma cells or memory cells

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4
Q

fate to T cells

A

cell mediated immune response or memory cells

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5
Q

2 types of APC in lymphoid tissue

A

Macrophages, Dendritic cells

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6
Q

Location of non-encapuslated lymphatic tissue

A

GI, respiratory, urinary tract

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7
Q

presence of these in thymus indicate a problem

A

lymphatic nodules

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8
Q

non encapsulated tissue in illium

A

Peyer’s patches

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9
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function of non-encapsulated lymphatic tissues

A

trapping of antigen, lymphocyte production, destruction of antigen

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10
Q

location of lymph node where afferent vessels are not present

A

hilum

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11
Q

3 divisions of cortex

A

superificial, mid-cortex and deep cortex

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12
Q

primary location of T-Cells in lymph node

A

deep cortex

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13
Q

HEV

A

high endothelial venoule

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14
Q

functions of lymph node

A

lymph filiter, lymphocyte production, antibody production

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15
Q

cell origin of thymus

A

endoderm

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16
Q

Horomone of thymus do this to T-cells

A

promote differentiaion and induce formation of T-cell surface markers

17
Q

mature T-cells exit the Thymus from this region through this venoule

A

Inner region, post capillary venoule

18
Q

Cell is definitive for the thymus

A

Hassall’s corpuscles

19
Q

vascular supply to thymus

A

internal thoracic and inferior thyroid arteries

20
Q

blood thymus barriers prevent these from entering the thymus

A

antigens

21
Q

The thymus and spleen do not have these types of vessels that the lymph nodes have

A

afferent lymphatic vessels

22
Q

Organ with the thickest capsule

A

spleen

23
Q

major component of white pulp of spleen

A

Pariarterial lymphatic sheaths (PALS)

24
Q

elongated and narrow endothelial cells, like a barrel in spleen

A

sinusoids

25
Q

most efficient APC

A

dendritic cell

26
Q

2 functions of spleen

A

immune - activation and proliferation of B and T lymphocytes - hemopoietic - remove damaged platelets, store blood