Ch. 7. 9 Lymphatic System and Immunity
At the start of the thoracic duct, an enlarged pouchlike structure called the cisterna chyli serves as a storage area for purified lymph before this lymph returns to the bloodstream.
What is the cisterna(Chyli)?
disease is achieved through the presence of antibodies to that disease in a person's system.
What is immunity?
In the area of the small intestine, specialized lymphatic capillaries, called lacteals, pick up digested fats or lipids.
What is the lacteals?
thin, watery fluid composed of intercellular, or interstitial, fluid, which forms when plasma diffuses into tissue spaces.
What is a lymph?
popularly called 'glands,' are located all over the body, usually in groups or clusters. They are small, round, or oval masses ranging in size from that of a pinhead to that of an almond.
What are lymph nodes?
lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, and lymphatic tissue.
What is the lymphatic system?
are located throughout the body in almost all of the tissues that have blood vessels.
What are lymphatic vessels?
is the short tube that receives all of the purified lymph from the right side of the head and neck, the right chest, and the right arm.
What is the right lymphatic duct?
is an organ located beneath the left side of the diaphragm and in back of the upper part of the stomach.
What is the spleen?
a much larger tube, drains the lymph from the rest of the body.
What is the thoracic duct?
a mass of lymph tissue located in the center of the upper chest.
What is the thymus?
masses of lymphatic tissue that filter interstitial fluid.
What are tonsils?