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| Purpose of the Lymphatic system? |
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| Acts like a suction pump to retrieve water, proteins, and white blood cells from the tissues. |
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| fluid in the lymphatic vessels |
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| contain millions of white blood vessels that can initiate an immune response against anything foreign picked up in the lymph. |
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| lymphatic ducts merge to form the largest lymphatic vessel. located in the chest. |
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| Why do lymph nodes swell when you are sick? |
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| the lymphocytes within multiply rapidly to fight the infection. |
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| Where T-lymphocytes mature and eventually becomes largely non-functional. |
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| acts as a lymphatic filter and destroys senescent erythrocytes. |
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