Bio Test 3 Lymphatic System

What are the functions of the lymphatic system?

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What are the functions of the lymphatic system?

A. Pick up things that leak from circulatory system
B. Return water and plasma proteins back to blood circulation
C. Takes up fat from the small intestine and delivers it to circulation
D. Picks up pathogens and delivers them to lymph nodes

Excessive fluid collected up that is not returned to circulation

Where does fluid in lymphatic system enter?

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. "Selah""

After fluid enters capillary beds where does it go next?

lymph vessels which converge into collecting ducts that drain into veins in the lower neck

What do lymph nodes contain?

"The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe."

What do lymphocytes do?

filter lymph before it goes back into the circulatory system (before it enters blood)

What is the largest lymphoid organ?

What is the function of the spleen?

filters pathogens and used up blood cells from blood