Week 2 - Lymphatic Review WKSHT Flashcards
A type of MALT associated with the intestines and appendix
Peyer’s Patches
This process connects the lymphatic and the digestive system
Lipid delivery to circulation
This innate immune process can cause edema
inflammation
any MALT is found associated with this type of structure in respiratory, digestive, urinary, or reproductive tracts
mucous membranes
Edema in the legs could be caused by blockage prior to this point of return to circulation.
thoracic duct
This structure can contract to force blood back into circulation.
spleen
Veins and lymphatic vessels both have these structures, but lymph vessels have more.
valves
T lymphocytes undergo differentiation in this organ
thymus
Lymph fluid returns to circulation via these veins.
subclavian veins
These structures monitor for infectious agents & house macrophages in medullary sinuses.
lymph nodes
This organ is not directly connected to the lymphatic system but acts like a lymph node.
spleen
This organ produces erythrocytes in developing fetuses or anemic individuals.
spleen
A type of MALT that is associated with the oral cavity.
tonsils
Movement of lymph through the lymphatics relies on these two processes.
skeletal muscle activity
thoracic pump
Organs specialized for filtering lymph, concentrated in 4 key regions of the body (cervical, axillary, abdominal & inguinal regions).
lymph nodes
