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Lymphatic System
Bio 169
Questions | Matches |
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Produce, Maintain, and distribute lymphocytes | to defend against injury and environment |
Immune cells such as lymphocytes, macrophages and microphages travel to: | sites of injury and infection |
Circulation of Fluids | Blood plasma to lymph and back to venous system |
Primary sites where lymphocytes are formed and mature | Red Bone Marrow, Thymus Gland |
Secondary sites where lymphocytes are activated and cloned (identical reproductions) | *Appendix *Tonsils *Spleen *MALT *Lymph Nodes (Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue) |
Small Lymphatic Vessels | Capillaries transfer fluid from the interstitium to the lymphatic vessels on the way back to the heart |
Valves | Prevent Backflow, similar to veins |
Major Lymph collecting vessels: | Superficial lymphatics Deep Lymphatics |