Lymphatic System 2
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- Masses of lymphoid tissue in the nasopharyngeal region
- Adenoids
- Milky fluid composed mainly of fat globules & lymph from the intestinal lacteals
- Chyle
- A dilation at the beginning of the thoracic duct which is a temporary storage pouch for chyle
- Cisterna chyli
- Relating to the space between tissues usually occupied by fluid
- Interstitial
- Specialized lymph capillaries in the small intestines that transport chyle through the lymphatic system to the circulatory system (by way of the thoracic duct)
- Lacteals
- Tissue fluid which has entered a lymphatic capillary
- Lymph
- The process by which bacteria or body cells, especially cancer cells, are spread from one part of the body to another through the lymphatic system or circulatory system.
- Metastasis
- A small rounded mass
- Node
- a small node
- Nodule
- Thymic lymphoid cells developed in the thymus important in the body's cellular immune response
- T Cells
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1. Removes excess tissue fluid & other substances from the body tissue. e.g. dead blood cells, carbon, cancer cells, pathogens, excess protein
2. Processes Blood Cells (old blood cells, especially WBC) - Functions of the Lymphatic System
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1. Lymph
2. Lymph capillaries, vessels, & ducts
3. Lymph nodes
4. Tonsils
5. Thymus
6. Spleen -
Structures in the
Lymphatic System