lymphatic system study guide

What are the different types of fluids within the body and where are they found?

What is the immune system and how is that different from the lymphatic system and their functions?

What are the components within the lymphatic system and its functions?

What is lymph? Where is it from?

Trace the flow of lymph starting from lymphatic capillaries, naming the different structures they go through and their functions

What are valves and its function within lymphatic vessels?

What are lymphatic vessels and capillaries?

What are lymphatic vessels and capillaries?

Where are lymphatic vessels and capillaries NOT found?

What don’t they have to allow larger particles to get flow through them?

What are the 5 lymphatic trunks and where are they located?

What are the two collecting ducts and what lymph does ti collect from what part of the body?

What does the thoracic duct have in collecting fats?

Which ducts empty into which vein?

How does lymph flow through the lymphatic system to the cardiovascular system and why does it need these methods? Describe each method.

What are all the different types of lymphatic cells?

What are the different types of granulocytes and their functions?

What are the different types of Lymphocytes and their functions?

What are the functions of APCs and their functions?

What are APC?

What are the different types of lymphocytes and their functions?

What cells do B cells become?

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What is apoptosis?

After the immune system is activated what types of cells are made and how are they different?

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What are lymphatic nodules?

What is MALT and where is it found? What is an example?

What are the lymphatic organs?

How do primary vs. secondary lymphatic organs differ?

What are the two types of bone marrow and their functions?

What functions do the thymus do?

What does it have to protect it from pathogens in blood?

What are lymph nodes and its function?

Where are some locations where you find lymph nodes and what happens when there is an infection?

What are tonsils and its functions?

Name some type of tonsils and their locations?

What is the spleen and its function?

What are the different parts of the spleen and their functions?