Chapter 20 And 21

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lymphatic vessels

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fluid that remains behind the tissue spaces about 3L daily. an elaborate system of drainage.

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lymphatic capillaries

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weave in and out of tissue cells and blood capillaries and drain excess tissue fluid

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lacteals

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milky white substance, highly specialized lymphatic capillaries

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Chyle

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absorbs digestive fats from the intestines, delivered to the blood from lymphatic stream

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lymphatic trunk

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formed by union of largest collecting vessels and drain large areas of the body.

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5 major trunks

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lumbar, bronchomediastinal, subclavian, jugular and intestinal.

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Right Lymphatic

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delivered in the thoracic it drains lymph from the right upper arm and right side of the head and thorax

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thoracic duct

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much larger, receives lymph from the rest of the body

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lymphangitis

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severely inflamed lymphatic vessels, become congested with blood

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lymphedema

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blockage of the lymphatics by tumors or removal of lymphatics during cancer surgery

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Lymphocytes

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main warriors in the immune system

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T cells

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protect the body against antigens, manage the immune response and directly attack and destroy infected cells, found in the thymus

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B Cells

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protect the body from antigens, protects body by producing plasma cells, found in bone marrow

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macrophages

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plays crucial role in daily production and immune respone by phagocytizing foreign substances

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Lymphoid tissue

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houses and provides a proliferation site for lymphocytes and furnishes an ideal surveillance vantage point for lymphocytes and macrophages