CH 22 Flashcards
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function of lymph
- Lymph node’s location of many immunity responses
- Return blood
i) Drainage of excess interstitial fluid
ii) Transport of dietary lipids
iii) Immune Response
Innate immunity:
The immunity u are born with (Healthy skin, mucous lining, sweat, digestive linings)
Adaptive immunity
Acquired immunity (As exposed to new pathogens throughout life)
- Basis of vaccines
Flow of lymph
- Begins as interstitial fluid.
- Ends up in lymphatic system.
- Eventually up in subclavian system lymph fluid is put back in venous system
Lymphatic tissue
Structures and organs that are part of the lymphatic systems (Lyph nodes, spleen etc.)
Red Bone Marrow:
Where the first part of much of the lymphatic system and immunity begins.
iii) Immune Response of lymph system
- Lymphatic system is one of the locations where the immune response takes place
- General AND/OR specific response
i) Drainage of excess interstitial fluid
- When pressure builds up, interstitial fluid should be returned to the bloodstream
- Edema: Excess interstitial fluid
Edema
Excess of interstitial fluid
ii) Transport of dietary lipids
- Some of the fats are not absorbed from the gut to bloodstream.
- They go from gut to lymphatic THEN back into the bloodstream.
- Water soluble go from water to bloodstream
iii) Immune Response
- Lymphatic system is one of the locations where the immune response takes place
- General AND/OR specific response
How many lymph nodes in body
600 Lymph circulation is a closed circuit
lymphatic trunks
multiple lymph vessels form lymph trunks
Lymph capilleries compared to blood caps
Lymph vessels are larger
Formation of lymph
- Starts as plasma then eventually it becomes interstitial fluid and then once it moves from interstitial spaces into lymphatic vessels it is called lymph
- When interstitial fluid builds up it causes anchoring filament to pull on the capillary allowing interstitial fluid to flow in, increasing the formation of lymph (Only flows in, SHOULD NOT flow out of capillary)
- Capilleries and vessels do not have smooth muscels, make use of skeletal muscle pump – when muscles contract it pushes lymph uphill against gravity, aiding in returning lymph to venous system
- Breathing pushes lymph uphill towards subclavian
How much lymph produced and reabsorbed per day
- Abt 3L per day produced (AND 3L per day reabsorbed)
How does the flow of lymph go
- Lymph vessels generally follows pathways of blood vessels
If doctors are to increase lymph flow they must massage it upwards NOT downwards
sequence of lymph
Blood capillaries → interstitial spaces → lymphatic capillaries → lymphatic vessels → nodes and trunks → L & R lymphatic ducts → subclavian veins/jugular
Flow of lymph assisted by which two pumps?
Skeletal muscle pump and respiratory pump (breathing moves lymph)
Edema
Excesssive interstitial fluid ( part of body gets puffy)
Two classifications of lymphatic organs and tissues
Primary lymphatic organs and tissues
Secondary lymph organs and tissues
Primary lymphatic organs and tissues
where stem cells (proliferate AKA) divide and become immunocompetent (Capable of producing immune response)
- Ex. Red bone marrow (key site), Thymus gland
- Where immune cells are produced
Secondary lymphatic organs and tissues
sites where immune response takes place (thymus, nodes, spleen, and lymphatic nodules (Very small lymph node without outer capsule))
- Locations where immune response takes place
Thymus
- BEST know for site of where Pre T Cells become mature and learn job description of immunity
- Component of both primary and secondary lymphatic organs
- Thymus gland atrophies over time and thus immunity system declines over time