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What is included in the Lymphatic System? |
Lymph vessels + organs, T & B lymphcytes. |
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What is the function of T & B lymphcytes? |
Protect body against bacteria, viruses, cancer cells. |
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What are the major extracellular fluids of the Lymphatic system? |
Blood plasma, ISF and Lymph |
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What is blood plasma? |
The fluid in blood. |
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What is the function of ISF? |
Bathe cells. |
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Where is the location of Lymph? |
Inside lymph vessels. |
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What is the right lymphatic duct? |
The lymph from eight head, chest, arm. Drains into right subclavian vein reentering circulation. |
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What is the thoracic duct? |
The lymph from below ribs and left body. Collects vessels from below the ribs coverage to the cisterna chyli. |
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What is the Cirsterna Chyli? |
The base of the thoracic duct. |
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What are the primary Lymphatic Organs and Tissue? |
Red bone marrow and thymus gland. |
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What are the functions of the Red blood marrow? |
Arises lymphocytes and the location of B lymphocytes maturity. |
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What is the function of the thymus gland? |
The T lympchocyte maturity. |
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What are the secondary Lymphatic organs? |
Lymph nodes, spleen and mucosal associated lymphoid tissue. |
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Where at the lymph nodes? |
Cervival, axillary, groin, intestinal, pelvic. |
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Whats the function of the spleen? |
Filters blood |
