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Histology

Lymphatic System

Exercise #46

Complete pages 385 + all 5 drawings

This lab is to allow you to become familiar with the location and anatomy organs and structures of the lymphatic system

Look at and label with sticky paper the full size models

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR THE PRACTICAL:

§  Be able identify and know the function of the following structures

 

Lymphatic Vessels

Lumbar Trunk

Palatine Tonsil

Lymph Nodes

(afferent & efferent vessels)

& Hilus

Intestinal Trunk

Lingual Tonsil

Lymphatic Trucks

Intercostal Trunk

Pharyngeal Tonsil

Lymphatic Collecting Ducts

Bronchomediastinal trunk

Tubal Tonsil

Spleen

Subclavian Trunk

Splenic Artery

Thymus

Jugular Trunk

Splenic Vein

Tonsils

Thoracic Duct

 

Peyer’s Patches

Right Lymphatic Duct

 

§  Know which direction lymph flows.

§  Know which types of cells are important to the lymphatic system.

Lymphatic Cells

T-Cells

B-cells

Macrophages (monocytes)

§  Know where lymph nodes can be found

§  Know the structure of the lymph nodes including afferent & efferent vessels & hilus

 

Histology

Draw and LABEL and be able to identify the following structures:

On page 390 split the blank box and draw the vessels and the tonsils

 

Lymph Node

 

 

Spleen

 

Thymus

 

Lymphatic

Vessel

 

Tonsils

Lymphatic follicle

Red Pulp

Medulla

Valve

Crypts

Germinal center

White Pulp

Cortex

 

 

 

 

Lobule