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LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM. Chapter 20. FUNCTIONS. Drain tissue fluid House phagocytic cells and lymphocytes Absorb digested fats via lacteal. COMPONENTS. Lymphatic vessels Lymphatic cells and tissues Lymphatic organs. LYMPH VESSELS. LYMPHATIC VESSELS. LYMPHATIC VESSELS. Lymph capillaries

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LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

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  1. LYMPHATIC SYSTEM Chapter 20

  2. FUNCTIONS • Drain tissue fluid • House phagocytic cells and lymphocytes • Absorb digested fats via lacteal

  3. COMPONENTS • Lymphatic vessels • Lymphatic cells and tissues • Lymphatic organs

  4. LYMPH VESSELS

  5. LYMPHATIC VESSELS

  6. LYMPHATIC VESSELS • Lymph capillaries • Lymphatic collecting vessels • Lymphatic trunks • Lymphatic ducts

  7. LYMPHATIC VESSELS • Right lymphatic duct • Right subclavian • Thoracic duct • Cisterna chyli • Left subclavian

  8. LYMPH CELLS AND TISSUE

  9. LYMPHATIC CELLS AND TISSUE • Lymphatic cells • Lymphocytes • Macrophages • Reticular Cells • Dendritic cells • Lymphoid Tissue

  10. LYMPH ORGANS

  11. LYMPH ORGANS • Lymph nodes • Inguinal region • Axillary region • Cervical region

  12. LYMPH ORGANS • Lymph node structure • Capsule • Trabeculae • Cortex • Medulla • Afferent lymphatic vessels • Efferent lymphatic vessels

  13. LYMPH NODE

  14. OTHER LYMPH ORGANS • Spleen • Tonsils • Thymus gland • Peyer’s patches

  15. SPLEEN

  16. TONSILS

  17. THYMUS GLAND

  18. Aggregates of Lymph Tissue • Appendix • Peyer’s Patches

  19. PEYER’S PATCHES

  20. Aggregates of Lymph Tissue • Appendix • Peyer’s Patches • MALT=mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue

  21. Control and Rate of Flow • New lymph • Valves • Muscular pump • Respiratory pump • Artery pulsations • Peristalsis

  22. DISORDERS OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM • Buboes • Elephantiasis • Caused by a parasitic worm known as Wucheria bancrofti • Hodgkin’s disease • Characterized by Reed-Sternberg cells • Lymphoma • Tumor of lymphoid tissues • Tonsillitis • Inflammation and congestion of tonsils usually due to a bacterial infection

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