THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

A N A T O M Y A N D P H Y S I O L O G Y

Jeyah Fornillos
Chrichelle Balais
LYMPATIC SYSTEM
• a network of delicate tubes
throughout the body
• It drains fluid (called lymph)
that has leaked from the
blood vessels into the tissues
 FLUID IN THE
LYMPHATIC VESSELS
&
LYMPH NODES "CLEAR WATER"

LYMPH
 LYMPHATIC
SYSTEM
• RETURN FLUID TO THE HEART
• HELPS LARGE MOLECULES ENTER THE
BLOOD
-HORMONES
-LIPIDS
• IMMUNE SURVEILLANCE
LYMPH
LYMPH
LYMPHATIC VESSELS
LYMPHATIC VESSELS
LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES
LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES
LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES-DUCTS
HOW LYMPH MOVES?
LYMPHATIC TRUNKS, DUCTS AND VEINS
KEY
ADVANTAGES
• HELPS LARGE MOLECULES
ENTER THE BLOOD (HORMONES
& LIPIDS)
KEY
ADVANTAGES
• HELP GET NUTRIENTS TO THE
TISSUES
KEY
ADVANTAGES
• IMMUNE FUNCTION
 LYMPHOID ORGANS
• R E M O V E F O R E I G N M AT E R I A L I N LY M P H
• ARE LOOKOUTS IN IMMUNE SYSTEM

LYMPH NODES
DIFFUSE LYMPHOID
• Balls of Lymphoid cells & Protein
TISSUE • How many ? 100s
• Common in • How big? mm-cm
GASTROINTESTINAL • Cna be felt in: Neck, Armpit and
TRACT & RESPIRATORY Groin.
TRACT • In Intestinal wall are called: Peyer's
Patches
LYMPH NODES
LYMPH NODES
LYMPH NODES
LYMPH NODES
TONSIL
• TRAP AND REMOVE ANY BACTERIA
O R O T H E R F O R E I G N PAT H O G E N S
E N T E R I N G T H E T H R O AT. M

Palatine tonsil- produce antibodies against

infective agents to prevent the respiratory and
digestive tracts from getting infected.
Lingual tonsil- protect the upper respiratory tract
from infections.
Pharyngeal tonsil- protect the walls of the
pharynx.
THYMUS GLAND
• F U N C T I O N S AT P E A K L E V E L S
O N LY D U R I N G Y O U T H .
• TRAIN SPECIAL WHITE BLOOD
C E L L S C A L L E D T- LY M P H O C Y T E S
O R T- C E L L S .
• AIDS IN THE PRODUCTION AND
M AT U R AT I O N O F T-
LY M P H O C Y T E S
SPLEEN
• T H E S P L E E N I S A S O F T, B L O O D -
R I C H O R G A N T H AT F I LT E R S B L O O D .
• S T O R E S A N D F I LT E R S B L O O D A N D
M A K E S W H I T E B L O O D C E L L S T H AT
PROTECT YOU FROM INFECTION.
PEYER'S PATCH
• RESEMBLE THE LOOK OF THE
TONSILS.
• MONITORING INTESTINAL
B A C T E R I A P O P U L AT I O N S A N D
PREVENTING THE GROWTH OF
PAT H O G E N I C B A C T E R I A I N T H E
INTESTINES.
THANK YOU
F O R L I S T E N I N G ! ! !