Activity 14 The Lymphatic System Flashcards
What is the primary function of the lymphatic system
Protect and defend the body against the invasion oof pathogens
How is the protection of the body accomplished
Proliferation and distribution of leukocytes within lymphatic organs and tissue
What are the primary leukocytes
Lymphocytes and monocytes
other function of the lymphatic system
- Maintenance of blood plasma and body fluid balance
- absorption of fats and fat soluble vitamins
Where is the blood plasma that is not reabsorbed moved to?
lymphatic capillaries
What is a lacteal
specialized lymphatic capillary within the intestinal villi of the small intestine
what is GALT
Gut associated lymphoid tissue
What are Peyer’s patches and what do they do
patches of lymphatic tissue part of GALT.
- immunological tolerance to important gut bacteria
- activate immune response when pathogen is present in digestive tract
What dumps into the right lymphatic duct
lymphatic vessels of:
- the right arm
- right half of face
- right thorax
What dumps into the left lymphatic duct
lymphatic vessels of:
- left arm,
- left half of face
- left thorax
- body below diaphragm
Where do the right and left lymphatic ducts return to
right duct to right subclavian vein
left duct to left subclavian vein
