Lymphatic System Components

return excess tissue fluid left over from capillary exchange to the blood

What is the major function of the lymphatic system?

dietary fats from digestion and small blood protein left from capillary beds

What two specfic things does the lymphatic system transfer?

immunity

Lymphatic system also helps the body with…

it filters, monitors, and cleans it

What does the lymphatic tissus do to fluid prior to its return?

immune responses when necessary

What does the lymphatic system intitate?

plasma - clotting proteins (fibrogen)

serum =

plasma - blood proteins

tissue fluid =

tissue fluid that has been taken up to the lymphatic system

lymph is…

its location

What is the only difference from tissue fluid and lymph?

lymph, lymphatic vessels, and lymphoid organs

What are the 3 basic components of the lymphatic system?

lymphocytes and macrophages

lymph nodes create, maintain, and house…

monitor and filter out threatening agents

lymph nodes are used to…

closed-end and flap valves

lymphatic capillaries are similar to CVS capilaries because they have…

hydrostatic pressure

fluid move through lymphatic capillaries by…

thinner

compared to CVS veins, lymphatic vessels are

move lymph through lymph nodes

lymphatic vessels help to…

afferent

lymphatic vessels that move lymph in

efferent

lymphatic vessels that move lymph out

because their goals and destination are the same

Why do lymphatic vessels follow arteries and veins?

lymphatic trunks

larger vessels that serve to collect lymph from regions

collecting ducts

direct lymph back into blood circulation through veins and not arteries

right lymphatic duct

collecting duct that drains the upper right quadrant of the body

right subclavian vein

the right lymphatic duct drains into the…

thoracic duct

collecting duct that drains the other 3 quadrants of the body

left subclavian vein

the thoracic duct drains into the…

lymphatic capillaries → afferent lymphatic vessel → lymph node → efferent lymphatic vessel → lymphatic trunk → collecting duct → subclavian vein

flow of lymph in order