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| b. Why do we have lymph fluid? |
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| The difference in pressure, 10 mm Hg, forces the plasma out of the capillaries into the extracellular space |
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| c. Why does it need to be returned back to the circulatory system? |
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| a. Structure of the lymph capillaries |
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| Thin, large, very fenestrated |
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| b. What do lymph capillaries carry? |
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| a. Who feeds into lymphatic vessels? |
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| bronchomediastinal trunks drains what |
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| bronchomediastinal trunks drains what? |
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| jugular trunks drains what? |
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| subclavian trunks drains what |
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| intestinal trunk drains what |
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| lumbar trunks drains what |
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| lower extremities and pelvic |
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| a. What part of the body does the right lymphatic duct receive lymph from? |
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Drains upper right side of body:
Rt jugular
Rt subclavian
Rt bronchomediastinal |
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| b. Which trunks drains into the right lymphatic duct? |
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Definition
Rt jugular
Rt subclavian
Rt bronchomediastinal |
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| c. Where does the lymph flow into from the right lymphatic duct? |
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| flows into rt subclavian & int jugular v |
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| b. What is the beginning of the thoracic duct called? |
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| c. Which trunks flow into the cisterna chili? |
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| lumbar & intestinal trunks drains - cisterna chyli |
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| d. The thoracic duct passes through which hiatus in the diaphragm? |
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| e. Is the thoracic duct on the right or left side of the aorta artery? |
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| f. Which trunks drain into the thoracic duct proper? |
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| g. The lymph flows from the thoracic duct into where? |
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| lf subclavian/internal jugular v |
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| c. Name of the major lymph nodes & location |
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-cervical lymph nodes
-axillary lymph nodes
-thoracic lymph nodes
-abdominal lymph nodes
-intestinal lymph nodes
-mesenterial lymph nodes
-inguinal lymph nodes
-popliteal lymph nodes |
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| b. mucosa -associated lymphatic tissue |
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Definition
palatine tonsils
-lingual tonsils
-pharyngeal tonsil |
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| gastric associated lymphatic tissue |
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Definition
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| a. Position of the thymus gland |
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| Post to sternum in mediastinum |
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| b. Functions of the thymus gland |
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Definition
| sensitizes T-cells to pathogens |
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