The Lymphatic System: A System Of Hubes That Go Across The Body

William Li mentions the blood vessels in his talk. Human’s body is literally packed with them. The smallest blood vessels are called capillaries, it is the vessels of life and are feeding cancer cells, bringing oxygen and nutrients. Also, it can be the vessels of death. We have got nineteen million of them in our bodies. Blood vessels are adapt our bodies no matter where they grow in our bodies.

Lymphoma is the name given to a cancer that infects the lymphatic system. In a case of lymphoma the lymphatic system has cells that multiply and cannot be stopped. There are two main types of lymphoma, Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is called

The immune system plays a vital role in helping the body to fight diseases, as well as pathogens, the disease-causing factors. It is mainly composed of the tonsils and adenoids, the lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels, the spleen, appendix, and bone marrow. The main purpose of the immune system is to assist the body in its struggle to maintain optimal health.

a. They are related because the lymphatic system is a network of tissues and organs. It is made up mainly of lymph vessels,

Works in conjunction with the blood supply to carry waste products away from the area.

The Circulatory system is responsible for the transport of blood throughout the body. The Circulatory system has many organs. The main components are the heart, the blood, and the blood vessels. It also consists of arteries, arterioles,

Lymph is the name given to the fluid of plasma proteins that escape the circulatory system at the sites of the capillary network and diffuse into the cells around the capillaries. To enable the body to maintain a homeostatic fluid level and pressure, the lymph must be returned to the circulatory system. The way this happens is for the the network of lymph vessels to pick up the fluid which has escaped,

Microscopically, the lymph nodes demonstrate extensive architectural destruction by sheets of plasma cells that form between the cells of the lymph nodes. The hyaline-vascular changes in the cells are inconspicuous or absent, while the changes with plasma cells can be seen more often in scans and tests (The Hematologist).

movement of water in tissues and maintain the fluidity of mucus and other secretions [3].

The fluid inside the body is divided into two major fluid compartments. These two major fluid compartments in the body include intracellular fluid, which consists of the fluid that is inside the cells of the body, and extracellular, which consists of the fluid that is outside of the cells in the body (OMIC, 2010). Extracellular fluid is broken up into two more categories, interstitial and intravascular fluid. Interstitial fluid consists of the fluid that is surrounding the tissues of the body. Intravascular fluid consists of the fluid (plasma) that is in the body’s blood vessels (OMIC, 2010).

The lymphatic system are a complex network of specialised cells and organs that defend the body against infection. Lymphatic organs include the bone marrow, spleen, thymus gland, lymph nodes, tonsils, adenoids, appendix and clumps of tissue in the small bowel. A function of the lymphatic system is to nurture and mature the B and T-lymphocytes (white blood cells vital to immune function). Cancerous changes can take place

The lymphatic system is excellent at protecting the human body from foreign organisms that cause cancer, bacterial and viral infections. Like other body systems, the lymphatic system has many disorders. Lymphedema is when body tissues starts to swell resulting in water retention after a mastectomy or radiation therapy. A mastectomy is surgically removing a tumor from the infected breast. The axillary lymph node is removed along with the tumor; after surgery, lymphedema occurs. To determine whether the patient has lymphedema, press a finger or thumb down on the swollen area then release it to see an indentation.

This fluid is expelled from the body's capillaries and gathers either under the skin or in the body's internal organs.

The body is composed of fluids. Those fluids are distributed between the intracellular fluid (ICF) and extracellular fluid (ECF). The intracellular is the larger compartment composed of about 40% of the body’s fluids consisting of fluids and cells. The extracellular compartment is the smaller making up for approximately 20% of the space. This compartment holds blood plasma, interstitial fluids, and balances electrolytes such as sodium and chloride. The ECF can be divided up into the transcellular, vascular, and interstitial. The transcellular is also known as “third space” and is fluid not ready to be exchange. The vascular compartment is composed of blood which transports electrolytes, gases, nutrients, and waste products. The interstitial

The purpose of this exercise is to learn about the lymphatic system and how it works and helps the human body. Why we need it and the components associated with the lymphatic system.