Ch 22 Lymphatic System Flashcards
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What system is ductwork that returns fluids that leaked from vascular system back into the blood?
Lymphatic system
What are the 3 parts of the lymphatic system?
Lymphatic vessels (network)
Lymph (fluid)
Lymph nodes (filter)
The lymphoid organs and tissues play a role in …
immune system (defense and resist disease)
Everyday _______ of blood is dropped off into the capillary bed (how much)
~3L
What 2 things work together at Capillary beds to force fluid out of blood at arterial ends of beds (upstream) and cause bulk to be reabsorbed at venous ends (downstream)?
Hydrostatic and colloid osmotic pressure
Fluid that is not reabsorbed remains in the tissue spaces and becomes ___________
Interstitial Fluid
To maintain proper fluid levels/ blood volume, fluid needs to return where?
The cardiovascular system
IF is called _________ when it travels the lymphatic system
Lymph
What collect excess protein containing IF and return it to the bloodstream?
Lymphatic vessels
Fluid in blood and tissues is called ____
IF
Fluid in lymphatic vessels is called _____
lymph
What are between tissue cells and blood capillaries in loose CT, widespread but not in bone, teeth, BM
lymph capillaries
In lymph capillaries, endothelial cells are not tight and slightly overlap to form ________
Minivalves
in the lymph capillaries endothelial cells are ________ to structures
anchored
Flaps open into the lymph capillaries when pressure in the interstitial space is _________ than in vessels
greater
If the pressure in vessels is greater than in the interstitial space the valves stay closed to prevent ________
backflow
Lymph capillaries take in larger particles (cell debris, pathogens, cancer cells) when ______
inflamed
Things travel to the lymph nodes for cleansing and _________
evoking an immune response
What are specialized lymph capillaries in the small intestine
lacteals
What is the function of lacteals
absorb fat from small intestine to the blood
lacteals contain milky white lymph called
chyle
What vessels have the same tunics as veins but thinner walls and more internal vales and anastomoses
lymph collecting vessels
What are the largest lymph vessels that grain from large areas of the body
lymphatic trunks
What are the 4 paired and 1 single lymphatic trunks
paired:
lumbar
bronchomediastinal
subclavian
jugular
single:
intestinal