Lymph enters through several afferent lymphatic vessels and exits through one to two efferent lymphatic vessels at the hilum.
Sinuses are spaces that support the flow of lymph, beginning at the sub-capsular sinus and branching into trabecular sinuses in the cortex and medullary sinuses in the medulla.
Tonsils are located in the pharyngeal region at the top of the throat.
The spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, and lymphatic nodules.
Lymph nodes are widely distributed in the body and usually occur in clusters or chains.
Lymph follows afferent lymphatic vessels to get into the subcapsular sinus of lymph nodes.
Into venous circulation at the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins on each side of the body.
To prevent excess fluid from accumulating in tissues, as not all tissue fluid re-enters the blood capillaries.
The thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, and lymphatic nodules.
An outer cortex and an inner medulla.
To collect and remove pathogens entering the body from inhaled air via the nasal cavity and swallowed food via the oral cavity.
To kill pathogens that travel along the digestive tract and generate a diverse range of memory lymphocytes from sampling different antigens.
It forms a circulatory unit that returns fluid leaked from blood vessels back to the blood and drains excess fluid and proteins away from tissues.
B-cells and macrophages.
Lacteals are specialized lymphatic vessels present in the intestines, where food absorption takes place.
Red bone marrow and thymus are primary lymphatic organs where maturation of lymphocytes takes place.
Filtering out foreign substances and killing pathogens such as bacteria and viruses in the lymph.
It supports the structure of the lymph node and enhances the filtering effect by causing lymph to flow slowly.
In the connective tissue of easily infected mucous membranes.
The right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct.
It arises as an enlarged sac called the cisterna chyli, situated at the first and second lumbar level.
They all have a dense, fibrous capsule around them, providing physical support and forming paths for blood vessels, efferent lymphatic vessels, and nerves.
Pharyngeal tonsil (or adenoid), tubal tonsils, palatine tonsils, and lingual tonsils.
Aggregates of lymphoid nodules found in the ileum of the small intestine.
It drains lymph from the right upper part of the body (one-fourth of lymph drainage).
It turns milky, hence lacteals are also known as white and milky veins.
The lymphatic system aids in circulation, body defense, and digestion.
They monitor the contents of the lymph and clear harmful micro-organisms like pathogens or tumour cells.
B-lymphocytes mature in the bone marrow, while T-lymphocytes mature in the thymus.
Lymph nodes filter and cleanse pathogens from the lymph.
Lymph flows into efferent lymphatic vessels to leave the lymph node after coursing through the medullary sinuses.
Lacteals are lymphatic vessels involved in the absorption of fat from digested food in the small intestine.
About 1 mm to 2 cm in length.
T-cells.
It flows into trabecular sinuses close to the trabeculae and then into the medullary sinuses or diffuses through lymphatic nodules before reaching the medullary sinuses.
The palatine tonsils.
It drains lymph from the right lower part and the whole left side of the body (the remaining three-fourths of lymph drainage).
Lymph is the interstitial fluid inside lymphatic vessels. It is formed when plasma passes through the capillary wall and enters the surrounding tissue, forming tissue fluid.
Superficial and deep lymph nodes.
Surgical removal (tonsillectomy).
Lacteals are important for the absorption and transportation of lipids or chylomicrons in the body.
