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2.03 Remember the structures of the lymphatic system. 2.03 Remember the structures of the lymphatic system. What are the structures of the lymphatic system?. Structures of the lymphatic system. Lymph fluid. Lymph vessels. Lymph nodes. Lymph glands. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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2.03 Remember the structures of the lymphatic system
2.03 Remember the structures of the lymphatic system
What are the structures of the
lymphatic system?
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Structures of the lymphatic system
Lymph fluidLymph fluid
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Lymph glandsLymph glands
Lymph vesselsLymph vessels
Lymph nodesLymph nodes
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Lymph fluid•straw-colored•clear
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Lymph vessels•parallel to blood vessels•transport lymph
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Lymph vessels parallel to blood vessels
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Lymph vessels•Lacteals
• Specialized lymph vessels in the small intestines
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Lymph vessels•Lymphatic ducts
• Large lymph vessels• Thoracic duct• Also called the left
lymphatic duct• receives lymph
from the left side as pictured
• Right lymphatic duct• Lymph flows only in one
direction
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Lymph nodesLymph nodes•tiny, oval-shaped tiny, oval-shaped structuresstructures•range in size from a range in size from a pinhead to an almondpinhead to an almond
Lymph node
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Lymph nodes
•Where are lymph nodes located?
•Why are there so many?
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Tonsils•3 pairs•masses of lymphatic tissue
1. Palatine tonsils• sides of throat
2. Adenoids• upper throat
3. Lingual tonsils• back of tongue
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Say “aahhh”
Why this is helpful?
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Spleen
• Sac-like mass
• Located in the LUQ
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Thymus glandThymus gland • located in the located in the
upper, upper, anterior anterior chestchest
• also an also an endocrine endocrine glandgland
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Structures of the lymphatic system
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Thymus gland
What is unique about the thymus gland?
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What are the structures of the
lymphatic system?
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