BIO 3372 Lecture 23: Chapter 23 - Microbial Disease of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic System

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Chapter 23: microbial diseases of the cardiovascular and lymphatic system. Structure and function of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems: Cardiovascular system - circulates blood through the body"s tissues. Includes the heart and associated arteries, veins, and capillaries. Delivers substances to and removes substances from the cells. Formed elements - cells and cell fragments suspended in plasma red blood cells - transport oxygen and carbon dioxide white blood cells - immunity platelets - blood clotting. Plasma leaves blood capillaries to become interstitial uid. Lymphatic system provides an accessory return route for the interstitial uid to the blood. Lymph capillaries transport interstitial uid (now called lymph) to lymph vessels (lymphatics) and lymph nodes very permeable picks up microorganisms of infectious agents. Lymph nodes (a component of the immune system) contain xed macrophages: B cells and t cells buboes - swollen lymph nodes. Phagocytosis: phago - from greek, meaning eat cyte - from greek, meaning cell.

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