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Lymphatic system
basics for esthetics
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/16/2011

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What comprises the Immune/Lymphatic System?
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lymph, lymph nodes, the thymus gland, the spleen, & lymph vessels

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Functions of the Lymphatic system
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protect the body from disease by developing immunities & destroying disease-causing microorganisms as well as draining the tissue spaces of excess interstitial fluids to the blood. It carries waste & impurities away from the cells

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lymph
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clear, yellowish fluid that circulates in the lymph spaces of the body

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lymph nodes
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glandlike bodies in the lymphatic vessels that filter lymph products

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function of lymph
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carries waste & impurities away from the cells

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lymph capillaries
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lymphatic vessels that occur in clusters & are distributed throughout most of the body

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