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15 Cards in this Set
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what are organs of lymph system |
lympth nodes, spleen, thymus gland, tonsils, appendix |
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what is direction of lymph flow |
one way system- flow from tissues back to heart |
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what do blood capillaries leak? |
plasma |
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what do lymph capillaires collect |
ECF |
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what do lyphatic collecting vessels collect |
lympth from lymph capillaries |
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what does the lumbar trunk drain |
lower extwhatremities |
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what does the intestinal trunk drain |
intestinal tract |
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what does the subclavain trunk drain |
upper expremeties |
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what does the bronchomediastinal trunk drain |
lungs and chest |
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what does the jugular trunk drain |
head and neck |
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what are the 2 lymph ducts? |
1. thoracic duct 2. right lymphatic duct |
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what does the thoracic duct drain |
lympth from lower extremeties, and left upper quadrant of body into the venous system |
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what does the right lymthpathic duct drain |
drain right upper quadrant into venous system |
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what type of CT is lymphoid tissue |
CT proper, loose and recticular laced with immune cells |
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where is lymphoid tissue located |
in lymph nodes and other lymphoid organs: spleen, thymus, tonsils, and appendix and mucus membranes of digestive, respiratory and urinary tract |
