lymph system
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- cisterna chyli
- where does the thoracic duct begin?
- right lymphatic duct, thoracic duct
- what are the two possible ducts that all lymph drains into (5A,)
- cisterna chyli
- where does everything in the abdomen drain? (2)
- superior lateral
- what is the most common quadrant of breast cancer
- carcinomas, epithelial tumors
- spread of cancer through lymph can result in what two types of cancer
- lumbar nodes
- lymphatic nodes where testicular lymph drains
- thoracic duct
- largest vessel in the lymphatic system
- inguinal nodes
- deep and superficial nodes of the leg
- thoracic duct
- why is subclavian vein puncture done on the right side, to avoid ___ ___
- hilum
- point at which efferent vessels leave along with blood vessels
- parasternal nodes
- medial breast lymph drain nodes
- superior lateral
- portion of the breast where most cancers occur
- deep cervical nodes
- drain pericervical nodes and all other lymph of the head and neck
- subclavian trunk
- what drains the upper limbs
- thymus
- location of lymph tissue in the superior mediastinum
- apical nodes
- ultimately, all lymph reaches hese nodes and then travel to the subclavian lymph trunk
- hilum
- place where lymph vessel and blood vessels leave the lymph node
- cisterna chyli
- beginning of the thoracic duct of the lymphatic system (2)
- cubital nodes
- lymph nodes that basilic vein drains into (2)
- tonsils
- considered the first line of defense among lymphatic tissues
- veins
- what do lymph vessels typically run along?
- venous angle
- where do the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct drain? the right and left ___ ____
- thymus
- an important gland, important to the lymph system that grows until puberty and produces T-lymphocytes and later regresses and degenerates
- trabeculae
- fibrous portions of the lymph nodes which suspend 3D network of reticular cells and fibers and lymphatic nodules (lymphocytes)
- thymus
- produces T-lymphocytes
- anterior group of axillary nodes
- first place of drainage for lateral portions of the breast
- deep cervical nodes
- receive lymph from the pericervical nodes
- reticular cells
- lymph cells that phagocytize foreign materials such as dust, carbon, and bacteria (2)
- pericervical collar
- location of drainage of superficial neck and sclap
- axillary nodes
- location of drainage of lateral breast tissue
- pericervical collar
- lymphatic region that drains the head and the neck, specifically the neck and the scalp superficially (2)
- deltopectoral nodes
- lymph nodes that cephalic vein drains into (2)
- reticular cells
- engulf/phagocytize foreign materials (2(___cells))
- waldeyer's ring
- ring in the oral and nasal pharynx of lymphatic tissue around the tonsilar area / often thought to be the first line of defense
- parasternal nodes
- first place of drainage for medial portions of the breast
- jugular trunk
- what drains the head and neck etc before converging into the thoracic duct