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15 Cards in this Set
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Where does interstitial fluid come from?
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It leaks out of capillary beds and into lymphatic vessels.
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Is the lymphatic system circulatory?
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No, it ends.
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What are 3 functions of the lymphatic system?
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Fluid homeostasis, provides site for immunity, and fat absorption
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What fluid do the lymphatic vessels carry?
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Lymph
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Does the lymphatic system have a pumping organ?
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No, but it pumps the lymphs via respiratory/thoracic pump and the muscular pump.
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What are considered the security checkpoints for lymph?
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Nodes.
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What is the location of dividing lymphocytes inside nodes?
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Germinal centers
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What kind of tissue are nodes made of and why?
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Reticular connective tissue to slow it down.
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Describe the location of the lymphatic duct.
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Top right 1/4
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Describe the location of the thoracic duct.
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The rest of the body that isn't the lymphatic duct.
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What are 4 lymphoid organs?
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Nodules, tonsils, thymus, and spleen
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At what organ do T-lymphocytes mature?
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Thymus
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Where can you find nodules?
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Walls of digestive organs
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What is the function of nodules?
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Examines digested food
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What is the function of the tonsils?
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They examine cells that enter your mouth and nose. They act as "lymph nodes" of the pharynx.
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