BIOL-2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Loose Connective Tissue, Extracellular Fluid, Chyle
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Biol 2230: anatomy ii, test 3 (lecture 11, lymphatic. Lymphatic vessels collect leaked fluid and return it to the blood: the fluid within vessels is called lymph. Not found in bones, teeth, bone marrow, and cns. They have loose connective tissue flaps that act as mini valves. Mini-valves are open when interstitial fluid volume increases: collagen fibers anchor these capillaries and prevent collapse from pressure, proteins can enter the lymphatic capillaries. Lacteals carry out fat from the small intestine: their lymph is typically very white/milky and is called chyle. Thursday, march 1, 2018: have thin walls, and more valves than the capillaries. Lymphatic trunks: the largest vessels join to form the lymphatic trunks, the lymphatic trunks function to drain large areas of the body, major trunks: Lymphatic ducts: there are 2 lymphatic ducts: the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct. The right lymphatic duct drains lymph from the right side of the head and the thorax.
