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| Components of the Lymphatic System |
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Fluid
Lymphatic ducts
Lymph tissue |
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Spleen
Tonsils
Thymus
Lymph nodes
GALT |
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Fluid doesn't gpaint on veins because of low pressure
Fluid accumulates in tissue
Lymph capillaries absorb excess fluid
Lymph vessels closely follow path of veins
Lymph vessels pass through lymph nodes
Thoracic duct
Vena cava |
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White and thick
Fat drainage
Lymphatic fluid fromg GI tract |
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| Absorb flat and fluid from the GI tract and takes it to the thoracic duct and vena cava |
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| 3 Compartments to the Lymphoid Tissue System |
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Bone Marrow
Central lymphoid organs
Peripheral lymphoid organs |
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| Prime producer of blood cells |
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Houses immature lymphocytes
Thymus
Bone marrow
GALT |
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| Peripheral Lymphoid Organs |
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Houses mature lymphocytes
Lymph nodes
Spleen
Tonsils
GALT - Thymus - Bone marrow |
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| Functions of the Lymphatic System |
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Removal of excess tissue fluid (lymph capillaries)
Waste material transport
Filtration of lymph
Protein transport |
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Kidney bean shapped
Conective tissue
Cortex (lymph nodules/lymphocytes)
Medulla (macrophages)
Filter waste and debris
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Largest individual lymphoid organ
Stores and clones lymphocytes
Capsule
White pulp - lymph and immune storage and cloning
Red pulp - RBC production and storage by sinuses |
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Located in the mediastinum
T cell maturation
Produced bone marrow - thymosin
Found in young animals |
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Located in crypts in pharynx
Found close to mucosal ssurfaces
Found at the beginning of lymph drainage
Not encapsulated |
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GALT
(Gut Associated Lymph Tissue) |
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25% of mucosa and sub mucosa
Anything that gets passed the mucus membrane |
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