Lab Lymphatic System Flashcards
What does the lymphatic system do
Collects and filters interstitial fluid as lymph
What are the main filtering sites
Lymph nodes
What cells are found in lymphatic structures
White blood cells
What do lacteals do
Absorb lipids
What occurs in the thymus
T lymphocyte Maturation
What occurs in the spleen
Immunity and blood filtering storage
What is the white pulp
Lots of T and b lymphocytes
What is in the red pulp
Filters and stores
What happens in the tonsils
Lots of B and T cells and macrophages
 Where is the appendix
Attached to cecum
What is the spleen made of
Loose connective tissue
What did the splenic cords do
Support of fibers
How many lymph nodes do we have
500 throughout the body connected by vessels
What is the difference between affarent and efferent
Incoming vessels and outgoing vessels
What vessels have valves
All
What is found in the cortex
T and B cells
What is found in the medulla
Lots of T and b cells and macrophages
What are Peyer’s patches
Nodules for fighting infection
What is this
Villi
What’s this
Peyers patch
What are these
Spleen
White pulp
Red pulp
Identify these
Collecting vessels
Right lymphatic duct
thoracic duct
Identify these
Palatine tonsils
pharyngeal tonsils
lingual tonsils
Identify these
Spleen ileum appendix
