ANAT 216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Internal Jugular Vein, Subclavian Vein, Jugular Vein

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Anatomy and Cell Biology
• Course: ANAT 216
• Professor: Leslie W Mac Kenzie

Document Summary

Anatomy 216 (reading material: chapter 23: pages 608-615) Fluid connective tissue transported and ministered by the system. Adjust the composition of lymph and produce lymphocytes of various kinds. lymphoid cells, tissues, organs lymph functions: Blood pressure in the capillaries tends to force water and solutes out of the transports lymph (maintains normal blood volume) plasma and into interstitial fluid. The lymphatic system work to return an equal volume of interstitial fluid to the bloodstream. This circulation of fluid helps eliminate regional differences in the composition of interstitial fluid. *a major break in a lymphatic vessel can cause a fatal decline in blood volume. produces, maintains and distributes lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are produced and stored within lymphoid organs. Primary lymphoid structures: responsible for the development and maturation of lymphocytes. Contain stem cells which differentiate into b, t or nk cells. Secondary lymphocytes: activated lymphocytes divide to produce additional lymphocytes of the same type.