Ccc Lymphatic System

Front 1

The lymphatic system consists of ____ nodes, spleen, thymus, tonsils, and lymphatic tissue in other organs, a system of lymphatic _____, and the lymph transported in these vessels. It serves for fluid recovery, _____, and dietary lipid absorption.

Back 1

lymph
vessels
immunity

Front 2

Lymph is usuallly a colorless liquid similar to blood ____. But it is ____ when absorbing digested lipids.

Back 2

plasma
milky

Front 3

Lymph originates in blind ____ capillaries that pick up ____ fluid throughout the body.

Back 3

lymphatic
tissue

Front 4

Lymphatic capillaries coverage to form larger lymphatic ____ with a histology similar to blood ____the right lymphatic ____and thoracic ____ empty lymph into the subclavian veins.

Back 4

vessels
vessels
duct
duct

Front 5

There is no _____ pump to move the lymph. Lymph flows under forces similar to those that drive venous return and like some veins, lymphatic vessels have _____ to ensure a one-way flow.

Back 5

heart-like
valves

Front 6

The cells of lymphatic ____ are T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, macrophages, _____cells, and reticular cells.

Back 6

tissue
dendritic

Front 7

Diffuse lymphatic tissue is an ______ of these cells in the walls of other organs especially in the respiratory, digestive, _____, and reproductive tracts.In some places, these cells become especially densely aggregated into _____ nodules such as the Peyser patches of the ileum.

Back 7

aggregation
urinary
lymphatic

Front 8

Lymphatic organs have well defined anatomical _____ and have a fibrous capsule that at least partially separates them from adjacent organs and ____ .They are lymph nodes, tonsils, thymus, and spleen.

Back 8

locations
tissue

Front 9

Lymph nodes number in the hundreds and are small, _______, elongated, or bean-shaped, organs found along the course of the lymphatic _____. They receive _____ lymphatic vessels and give rise to efferent ones.

Back 9

encapsulated
vessels
afferent

Front 10

The paraenchyma of a lymph node exhibits an outer cortex composed mainly of lymphatic ______, and a deeper medulla with a network of ______ cords.

Back 10

follicles
medullary

Front 11

Lymph nodes filter the lymph remove impurities before it return to the ______contribute lymphocytes to the ____ and blood and initiate ______ responses to foreign antigens in the body fluids.

Back 11

bloodstream
lymph
immune

Front 12

The tonsils encircle the pharynx and include a ____ pharyngeal tonsil in the _____
a pair of palatine tonsils at the rear of the oral cavity, and numberous _____ tonsils clustered in the root of the tongue.Their superficial surface is covered with ______and their deeo surface with a fibrous partial capsule. The lymphatic follicles are aligned along pits call tonsillar crypts.

Back 12

medial
nasopharynx
lingual
epithelium

Front 13

The thymus is located in the _______ above the heart. It is a site of T _____ development and a source of hormones that regulate lymphocyte activity.

Back 13

mediastinum
lymphocytde

Front 14

The spleen lies in the left ______ region between the diaphragm and ____. Its parenchyma is composed of red pulp containing concentrated RBCsand white pulp composed of lymphocytes and _______

Back 14

hypochondriac
kidney
macrophages

Front 15

The spleen monitors the blood for foreign _____, activates immune responses to them, disposes of old RBCs and helps to regulate _____ volume.

Back 15

antigens
blood