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    The system being attacked is the lymphatic system. We knew this because he was pronounced with edema. Edema is a condition where there is excess watery fluid in the cavities or tissues throughout the body. It was known that the lymphatic system returns leaked fluid to the blood vessels. The lymphatic system disposes of debris in the lymphatic stream. This system plays a very important role. It is in charge of housing the white blood cells that are involved in the immune systems. Blood tests were

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    The Lymphatic System

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    of our lymphatic system is vital to the health of our whole body. This system is critical to our body’s ability to detoxify and regenerate tissues, filter out toxins and foreign substances, recover crucial substances that have escaped from the blood, and maintain a healthy immune system. [pic] The Lymphatic system keeps the water of the body clean, and the pumping of the nodes during Lymphatic massage stimulates the production of various white blood cells and thus boosts the immune system. It is

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    Lymphatic System

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    nodes when we are health The lymphatic system is collected of lymph vessels, lymph nodes, and organs. The functions of this system include the absorption of excess fluid and its return to the blood stream, absorption of fat (in the villi of the small intestine) and the immune system function. The lymphatic system is made up of groups of lymph nodes throughout the body, which are connected by a network of lymph vessels. The lymphatic system: • acts as a one-way drainage system transporting fluid from body

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    The lymphatic system is a system made up of tissues and organs, located inside and throughout the human body. The essential function of the lymphatic system is to keep fluid balance by transporting lymph, a fluid containing white blood cells, and depositing them into the blood stream. The lymphatic system helps the body get rid of waste, toxins and other undesirable substances. The lymphatic system can be looked at as a waste system required in the human body. This waste system performs a specific

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    I.We have reason to believe that the system that is being attacked in Sam is his lymphatic system. There are many signs that point to this conclusion with the most strong point being his edema on his right leg. This Edema, or abnormal accumulation of fluid, is believed to have been caused by a compromised amount of function in the lymphatic system. This system’s primary function is to pick up and return leaked fluid from blood vessels. When this system can not function properly it could result in

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    What is the lymphatic system? The lymphatic system is a network of vessels through which lymph drains from the tissues into the blood. The lymphatic system helps protect our bodies from infections and diseases. It is part of the immune system as well as the circulatory system and is made up of a number of lymph vessels, lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue and it is a vascular network of tubules and ducts that collect filter and return lymph to blood circulation. Lymph is a clear liquid that comes from

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    The lymphatic system is very similar, and works with and directly at the side of the cardiovascular system. The lymphatic system has a network of vessels like the circulatory system which pump a plasma-like fluid called lymph around it’s own lymph vessels, and are found in most other tissues of the body, except the central nervous system. 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

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    PA 7 - Johnford 1. TOPIC: Lymphatic Systems Assists in Fluid Circulation A. How are lymph capillaries structurally and functionally SIMILAR to blood capillaries? ANSWER: The structures between the two are similar in a way that they look like a web or roots, and they both function to collect and return blood to the heart from the blood cycle (1 p. 399). B. How are lymph vessels structurally and functionally SIMILAR to veins which carry blood. ANSWER: The lymph vessels and the veins both have valves

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    The Lymphatic System      The Lymphatic System is very important. It helps with the Cardiovascular system, and our immune systems. The Lymphatic System is made up of two semi-independent parts. One is a network of lymphatic vessels. The other part is various lymphoid tissues and organs all over the body. The functions of the Lymphatic System transporting fluids that have escaped from the blood vascular system, and the organs house phagocytic cells and lymphocytes.      Lymphatic

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    Disorders of the lymphatic system lymphedema is an excess amount of lymphatic fluid in our skin tissue that causes bloating or swelling in the arms or legs. Lymphoma is any cancer that originates in the lymphatic system cells, tissue, lymph nodes and spleen. The lymphomas are divided into two major categories: Hodgkin lymphoma and all other lymphomas, called non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Networks of lymph vessels, lymphatic tissue, and bean-shaped lymph nodes make the lymphatic system. The lymph vessels

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