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Immune System
Immune System Functions
Term | Definition |
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Lymphatic System Functions | -Collect Fluid that leaks from the blood capillaries and return it to the bloodstream -Filter the lymph and put immune cells into it |
Lymph | -Fluid that leaks from the blood capillaries -Gets drawn into the lymph capillaries |
Lymph Node Locations | -Throughout the body -Prevalent: neck, groin, anticubital region, popliteal region, axillary, mediastinum (area between the lungs) |
Tonsils | -Lymph nodes found in the throat |
Peyers Patches | -Lymph nodes found in the small intestines |
Thymus | -Where T-cells mature -Move out to the lymph nodes |
Spleen | -Reservoir for lymphocytes (B&T) -Filters blood -Removes dead or aging RBCs |
Lymphatic Caillaries | -Allows lymph to seep through the wells (by blood pressure) -Then gets drawn back into lymphatic capillaries (much more permeable than cardiovascular capillaries) |