Lymph Drainage Of Intestines Flashcards
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Lymph follow general pattern of _ which supply gut with blood
Arteries
Lymph from small intestines transports _ into bloodstream
Fat absorbed from food
Much of gut is enclosed and suspended within a fold of connective tissue known as a _
Mesentery
Mesentery forms arcades that connect with each other to reach all parts of this _
Lengthy structure
Lymph nodes which which initially receive lymph from intestine found within _ in number of places
Mesentery
Nodes located by walls of _
Intestines
Nodes located among the _
Arterial arcades
Nodes located alongside the superior and inferior _
Mesenteric arteries
From intestinal wall, lymph drains to these nodes to eventually reach _ nodes
Pre-aortic
Pre-aortic nodes location _
Next to aorta
Each central lymph vessel in each microvilli is called a _
Lacteal
Lacteals carry fat absorbed from food because it is _
Too big for capillaries
Fats travel within lymph system and are eventually _
Added to blood stream with lymph
_ has its own lymph nodes
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