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33 Cards in this Set
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Lymphatic System |
a system of vessels that run throughout the bodys returning fluid back to the blood vessels |
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Lymph |
Fluid that has escaped the blood stream and is collected form loose CT |
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Lymph capillaries |
receive lymph from loose CT around blood capillaries |
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Lymphatic Collecting Vessels |
Recieve lymph from the lymph capillaries |
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Lymph Nodes |
bean shaped organs scattered along the lympgatic collecting vessels |
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Lymph Sinuses |
the canals where lymph is located |
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Lymph Trunks |
receive pathogen free lymph from the collecting vessels |
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Lumbar Trunks |
lower limbs and pelvic organs |
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Intestinal Trunk |
fatty lymph from the digestive organs |
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Bronchomediastinal Trunk |
thoracic viscera and wall |
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Subclavian Trunk |
upper lumbs and inferior neck |
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Jugular Trunks |
head and neck |
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Lymph Ducts |
form the uniting of the lymph trunks and empty into the veins of the neck |
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Thoracic Duct |
empties into the junction of the left internal jugular and left subclavian veins |
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Tonsils |
gather and destroy microorganisms with their tissue |
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Immune System |
recognizes and attacks specific foreign particles |
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Tcells |
cell mediated response, directly attack antigens |
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Bcells |
multiply and secrete antibodies |
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Cytotoxic T Cells |
directly lyse foreign cells |
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Helper T Cells |
stimulate the various cells of the immune system |
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Lymphoid Tissue |
contains memory lymphocytes waiting for a previously encounted antigen so it can kill it faster |
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MALT ( Mucosa associated lymphoid tussue ) |
mucous membranes of the digestive, repiratory,urinary, and reproductive tracts |
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Lymphoid Follicles |
clusters of densely packed lymphocytes |
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Lymphoid Organs |
Help in the immune response |
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Thymus |
site or T Lymphocytes maturation |
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Lymph Nodes |
where lymphatic and immune system interact |
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Spleen |
largest lymphoid organ, remove blood borne antigens and removal of dead blood cells |
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Red Pulp |
involved in disposal of worn out blood cells |
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White Pulp |
antigens enter it and activate immune response |
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Aggregated Lymphoid nodules |
clusters of lymphoid follicles in the walls of the distal part of the small intestine |
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Appendix |
contains heavily concentrated lymphoid tissue |
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Lymphocyte |
a special type of white blood cell |
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