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Lymphatic
System
Lymphatic System
 Lymph
vessels
 Lymph (The fluid within the
vessels)
 Lymph Tissue
 Lymphatic Organs- Produce
immune cells
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Lymph nodes
Thymus
Tonsils
Bone Marrow
Two
Collecting
Ducts
 Right
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Drains upper right quadrant into the right
subclavian vein
 Left
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Lymphatic Duct
Lymphatic Duct
Drains rest of body into left subclavian vein
 Patches
of lymphatic tissue containing
lymphocytes are located throughout the
body
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Where there are orifices, there are
lymphocytes in the mucous linings
Throughout other parts of the body, there
are lymphatic nodules
 Such
as the Peyer’s Patch in the small
intestine
Primary Lymphatic Organs
 Red
Bone Marrow
 Thymus
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Provide a location for B and T lymphocytes
to mature
Secondary Lymphatic organs
 Tonsils
 Lymph
nodes
 Spleen
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Contain mature T and B cells
Lymph nodes
 As
lymph flows, it must pass through
several lymph nodes
 The fluid slows as it flows through these
and pathogens, and other foreign
material, are removed.
 Lymph nodes also serve as a final
maturation site for some lymphocytes and
monocytes.
Lymph nodes