The Lymphatic System (VCE SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Lymphatic system
Lymphatic system
Network of vessels & tissues; part of circulatory & immune systems
Primary lymphoid tissue function
Primary lymphoid tissue function
Production and maturation of lymphocytes
Where B cells mature
Where B cells mature
Bone marrow
Where T cells mature
Where T cells mature
Thymus
Secondary lymphoid tissue function
Secondary lymphoid tissue function
Maintain lymphocytes & activate adaptive immune response
Clonal selection definition
Clonal selection definition
B & T cells generate copies when encountering matching antigen
Lymph definition
Lymph definition
Pale fluid with high leukocyte concentrations
Lymph nodes role in immunity
Lymph nodes role in immunity
Site where APCs meet lymphocytes; clonal selection occurs
Afferent lymphatic vessels
Afferent lymphatic vessels
Deliver lymph TO lymph nodes from tissues
Efferent lymphatic vessels
Efferent lymphatic vessels
Carry lymph AWAY from lymph nodes