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The Lymphatic System #1

Teacher: Dyer
Horizontales
Disease causing agents
Small bean-shaped organs located along the lymphatic vessels
Lymph comes from the Latin word lympha which means ?
Lymphatic organ that extends from the base of the neck downward into the thorax
Tonsils that lie at the back of the mouth
Lymphocytes that migrate to the thymus
Mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue -keeps lymphocytes ready and waiting to stop the invaders
Tissue flaps that act as on-way valves inside the lymphatic vessels
Fluid that leaks out and enters the spaces between cells
Located on either side at the base of the tongue(tonsils)
Single pharyngeal tonsil
Make up 20% to 30% of the white blood cells
Natural killer cells
Not lymphocytes but are important in lymphatic tissues
Verticales
Largest lymphatic organ and located in the abdomen
Enlarged chamber located just in front of the vertebral column, at the diaphragm
Swelling due to fluid build up
First line of the body's defense
In some parts of the body, lymphocytes and macrophages form small, localized clusters of dense tissue called ?
Lymphatic fluid
Lymph nodes produce these cells
The lymphatic capillaries join together to form collecting vessels, which in turn line together to form even larger vessels called ?
Lymphocytes that remain in the bond marrow