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15 Cards in this Set
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Fluid in the tissue spaces carries protien molecules and other substances back to blood
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lymph
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permits only one way movement of lymph
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lymph vessels
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Tiny blind-ended tubes distributed in tissue spaces
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lymphatic capillaries
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capillaries in small intestine
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lacteals
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Drains lymph right upper extremities
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right lymatic duct
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drains lymph from 3/4 the body
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thoracic duct
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enlarged pouch in the thoracic duct
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cisterna chyli
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filters lymph located in clusters
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lymph nodes
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process by thmus lymphoid tissue being replaced by fat
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involution
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secretes hprmone called thymosins and produces t cells
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thymus
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Composed of three masses of lymphoid tissue aroung the mouth and throat
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tonsils
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adenoids
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pharyngeal tonsils
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the tonsils
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palatine tonsils
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functions include phagocytosis of bacteria and old red blood cells acts as a blood resevoir
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spleen
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before fluid is turned to lymph it is called?
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interstitial fluid
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