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26 Cards in this Set
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Main function of lymphatic system |
Drain excess fluid |
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Fluid inside a lymphatic system is called the ___and originates from the ___ |
Lymph/blood plasma |
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Lymphatic system is composed of lymphatic_,_,_,_,_ |
Capillaries, vessels, trunks, ducts and organs |
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Nodes are composed of ___ connective tissue that helps to ___ lymph |
Reticular, filter |
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Lymph node enlarged during and infection due to proliferation of __ |
Lymphocytes |
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Lymph node is beam shaped, convex on one side and concave in the other. Concavity is called the ___ |
Hiwm |
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Capsule surrounding a lymph node sends partitions into the substance of the gland called the____ |
Trabeculae |
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The two lymphatic ducts are ____ and ___ |
Thorastic and right lymphatic duct |
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The primary lymphatic organs are ___ and ___ |
Red bone narrows and thymus gland |
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Secondary lymphatic organs are |
Tonsil, spleen, appendix, nodes, tissues and nodules |
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Lymphatic vessels have ___ and maintain a__flow |
Unidirectional |
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Lymphatic ducts Empty into rt and left ____ veins |
Subclavian |
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Fat absorbing lymphatic vessel are called the ___ |
Lacteals |
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The lymph within intestinal lymphatic is called the ___ |
Chyle |
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Lymphatic tissue aggregates within thr ilium is called the |
Peyers patches |
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The parenchyma Of the spleen is divided into ___ and ___ pulp |
Red and white |
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__ pulp is around an artery and ___pulp is around a vein |
White and red |
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___ is large in children and regresses in adults |
Thymus gland |
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Lymphatic capillaries join to form lymphatic ___ |
Vessels |
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Lymphatic ___ are closed ended tubes |
Capillaries |
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Lymphatic capillaries are absent from the __,_,_,_,_, |
Central ns, cornea, cartilage, epidermis and bone marrow |
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Lymphatic ____ are composed of simple squamous epithelium with no basement membrane. This arrangement prevents back flow |
Capillaries |
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___ ___ lymphatic tissue is fojnd in the digestive, urinary, respiratory and reproductive tract |
Mucosal associated |
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Thymus gland secretes a hormone____ that helps the ___ cells you mature and differentiate |
Thymosin, T |
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Pharyngeal tonsil is also known as the___ and is made up of ____ epithelium |
Aldenoids, ciliated psudostated columnar |
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___ and ___ tonsils are made of ____ epithelium |
Palatine and lingual, stratified squamous noncarotized |