Ch. 7.9 Lymphatic System and Immunity
Cisterna
Serves as a storage area for purified lymph
Immunity
Ability to resist an infection
Lacteals
Specialized lymphatic capillaries to pick up digested fats or lipids
Lymph
Thin, watery fluid composed of intercellular (interstitial fluid) which forms when plasma diffuses into tissue spaces
Lymph Nodes
Glands; small round/oval masses located all over the body in groups
Lymphatic System
Consists of lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, and lymphatic tissue
Lymphatic Vessels
Located throughout the body in almost all of the tissues that have blood vessels
Right Lymphatic Duct
Short tube that receives all of the purified lymph from the right side of the head/neck, right chest, and right arm
Spleen
Organ located beneath the left side of the diaphragm and in the back of the upper part of the stomach
Thoracic Duct
Large tube drains the lymph from the rest of the body
Thymus
Mass of lymph tissues located in the center of the upper chest
Tonsils
Masses of lymphatic tissue that filter interstitial fluid