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LYMPH_20
AP2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| FUNCTIONS OF LYMPHATIC SYSTEM | TRANSPORTATION ( FLUIDS, BLOOD, PLASMA) & IMMUNITY |
| FUNCTION OF LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES | RESERVOIR FROM PLASMA & TRANSPORT FLUID BACK TO TISSUES TO CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. |
| OVERALL STRUCTURE OF LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES | superficial capillaries are located near the skin. deep lymphatic capillaries, surround most of the body’s organs.tubes of single cell thickness & mesh like tubes... |
| LYMPH TRANSPORT | SLOW TRANSPORT OCCURS DUE TO PERISTALSIS VALVES & COMPRESSION OF SKELETAL MUSCLES |
| LYMPH ORGANS | BONE MARROW,lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus |
| LYMPH DEFINITION | fluid & protein that has been squeezed out of the blood (i.e. blood plasma) |
| WHICH FORCES/ORGAN ARE IMPORTANT FOR LYMPH TRANSPORT | TONSILS, THYMUS,SPLEEN,PEYERS PATCH, APPENDIX |
| FUNCTION OF THYMUS | T-CELL MATURATION |