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Name some Lymphatic Organs?   Spleen, Tonsils, Thymus  
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What is characterisc of Lymph Organs?   1. NOT directly in Lymph flow; 2. pesses ONLY Efferent Lymph Vessels --> drain into Lymphatic System  
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What does the Spleen look like and where is it located?   an Eggplant - in UPPER LEFT quadrant  
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What components of the Spleen are parts of the Circulatory System?   1. WHITE Pulp = source of Lyphocytes (manufacture/release Lymphocytes); 2. RED Pulp = stored/Developing Erythrocytes  
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What is another function of the Spleen?   provide and Resivoire of Blood in case of Hemorage  
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What is the composition of the Spleen?   contractile Smooth Muscle, WHITE Pulp, RED Pulp  
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What are the types of Tonsils?   Palatine, Phayngeal, Lingual  
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What are the functions of Tonsils?   1. manufacture Lymphocytes; 2. guard Oral and Nasal entrances  
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How do Tonsils guard Oral and Nasal entrances?   FILTER Air passing through  
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What do the Tonsils and Thymus have in common?   1. Retrograde Development; 2. manufacture Lymphocytes; 3. Lymphatic Organs  
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What does the Thymus look like and where is it located?   2 Lobes - Mediastinum  
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What hormone does the Thymus secrete?   Thymosin --> promotes immune functions  
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What are the functions of the Thymus?   1. manufactures/Distributes "active" (T) Lymphocytes; 2. secrete Thymosin  
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What is Retrograde Development?   what is Large in Children, Small/Nonexistant in Adults  
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What would be the fate of someone born without a Thymus?   Death, "Boy in the Bubble", Bone Marrow Transplant  
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What are the functions of the Lymphatic System?   1. produces Lymphcytes; 2. filters Lymph; 3. receives Fatty Food Products from SMALL Intestine; 4. returns lost Tissue Fluid and Plasma Proteins to Circulation; 5. responsible for Immunity via Antibody Production  
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What is the inadvertant function of the Lyphatic System?   transposrt Cancer Cells throughout the body  
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