Ch 21 Flashcards
(33 cards)
Lacteals
Small lymph vessels
Lymphatic capillaries located in GI tract
Pick up dietary lipids
Peyer patches
Lymphatic nodules in ileum of small intestine
Primary lymphatic structures
Formation of lymphocytes
Red bone marrow
Thymus
Lymphatic nodules
Small clusters of lymphocytes that lack a complete capsule
Types of tonsils
Lingual
Pharyngeal
Palatine
Secondary lymphatic structures
Spleen
Tonsils
Lymph nodes
Tonsillectomy
Surgical removal of tonsils
Normal constituents of lymph
Low concentration of protein
Ions
Water
Lymphatic trunks
Formed from merging lymphatic vessels
Tonsils
Masses of lymphatic tissue
Protect against inhaled and injected materials in pharynx
Cisterna chyli
Carries chyle from small intestine to thoracic duct
Types of lymphoma
Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Pharyngeal tonsils
Adenoids
Metastasis
Traveling cancer cells from one body part to another
Hilum
Region where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave the spleen
Function of white pulp
Monitor blood for foreign materials
Splenectomy
Surgical removal of spleen
Mantle zone
Lymph nodule contains germinal center surrounded by region contain T-lymphocytes, dendritic cells and macrophages
Intestinal trunks
Carries fluid in lacteals
Drains into cisterna chyli
Spleen
Contains red pulp and white pulp
B-lymphocytes
White blood cells
Generated in red bone marrow
Bronchomediastinal trunks
Drains lymph from deep thoracic structures
Mantle zone
Lymph nodule contains germinal center surrounded by region contain T-lymphocytes, dendritic cells and macrophages
Intestinal trunks
Carries fluid in lacteals
Drains into cisterna chyli
