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Masses of lymphoid tissue in the nasopharyngeal region
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Adenoids
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Milky fluid composed mainly of fat globules & lymph from the intestinal lacteals
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Chyle
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A dilation at the beginning of the thoracic duct which is a temporary storage pouch for chyle
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Cisterna chyli
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Relating to the space between tissues usually occupied by fluid
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Interstitial
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Specialized lymph capillaries in the small intestines that transport chyle through the lymphatic system to the circulatory system (by way of the thoracic duct)
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Lacteals
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Tissue fluid which has entered a lymphatic capillary
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Lymph
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The process by which bacteria or body cells, especially cancer cells, are spread from one part of the body to another through the lymphatic system or circulatory system.
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Metastasis
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A small rounded mass
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Node
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a small node
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Nodule
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Thymic lymphoid cells developed in the thymus important in the body's cellular immune response
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T Cells
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1. Removes excess tissue fluid & other substances from the body tissue. e.g. dead blood cells, carbon, cancer cells, pathogens, excess protein
2. Processes Blood Cells (old blood cells, especially WBC) |
Functions of the Lymphatic System
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1. Lymph
2. Lymph capillaries, vessels, & ducts 3. Lymph nodes 4. Tonsils 5. Thymus 6. Spleen |
Structures in the
Lymphatic System |
