Lymphatic System Flashcards
Transport fluids back into the blood stream; one way system toward the heart
Lymphatic vessels
The body’s drainage system
Lymphatic system
Fluid in vessels; “clear water”
Lymph
Protect body by removing bacteria, found along lymph vessels
Lymph nodes
Drains lymph from right arm and right side of head and thorax
Right lymphatic duct
Receives lymph from the rest of the body
Thoracic duct
Phagocytes and lymphocytes
Lymphoid organs
Filters blood
Left side near stomach
Cleans blood of bacteria, viruses, and debris
Stores platelets, blood reservoir during hemorrhage
Spleen
Most active during childhood
Lower part of throat near heart, produces thymosin
Thymus
Found in throat, trap and remove bacteria/foreign particles
Tonsils
Similar to tonsils but found in small intestine; last line of defense as material is being absorbed by small intestine
Peyer’s patches
Largest lymph nodes found…
Inguinal, cervical, and axillary
Swelling is also known as…
Edema
