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− | |linkpage =Lymphatic System - Anatomy & Physiology
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− | |linktext =LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
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− | |tablelink = Lymphatic System (Table) - Anatomy & Physiology
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− | |maplink = Lymphatic System (Content Map) - Anatomy & Physiology
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− | |sublink1 =Immunology - WikiBlood
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− | |subtext1 =IMMUNOLOGY
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− | ==Introduction==
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− | ''Also referred to as the reticuloendothelial system or mononuclear phagocytic system.''
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− | It is compromised of [[Primary Lymphoid Tissue - Anatomy & Physiology|primary]] and [[Secondary Lymphoid Tissue - Anatomy & Physiology|secondary]] lymphoid systems that are composed of lymphoid tissues that both mature and proliferate lymphocytes.
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− | ==[[Primary Lymphoid Tissue - Anatomy & Physiology|Primary lymphoid tissues]]==
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− | *[[Bone Marrow - Anatomy & Physiology|Bone marrow]]
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− | *[[Thymus - Anatomy & Physiology|Thymus]]
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− | *[[Bursa of Fabricius - Anatomy & Physiology|Bursa of Fabricius]]
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− | *[[Overview of Haematopoiesis - WikiBlood#Hepatic Phase|Foetal Liver]]
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− | ==[[Secondary Lymphoid Tissue - Anatomy & Physiology|Secondary lymphoid tissues]]==
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− | *[[Lymph Nodes - Anatomy & Physiology|Lymph nodes]]
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− | *[[Spleen - Anatomy & Physiology|Spleen]]
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− | *'''Mucosal Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT)'''
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− | **[[Appendix - Anatomy & Physiology|Appendix/caecal pouch]]
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− | **[[Peyer's Patches - Anatomy & Physiology|Ileal Peyer's Patch]]
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− | **[[Tonsils - Anatomy & Physiology|Tonsils]]
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− | *[[Regional Lymphoid Tissue - Anatomy & Physiology|Regional lymphoid tissue]]
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− | ==Function==
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− | ==[[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood|Lymphocytes]]==
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− | *[[T cell differentiation - WikiBlood|T Cell Differentiation and Function]]
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− | *[[B cell differentiation - WikiBlood|B Cell Differentiation and Function]]
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− | *[[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood#T Cell Dependent and Independent Responses|T Cell Independent and T Cell Dependent Responses]]
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− | *[[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood#Immunoglobulin Class Switching|Immunoglobulin Class Switching]]
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− | *[[Adaptive Immune System - WikiBlood#Structure and Function of MHC Class I|Major Histocompatability Complex (MHC) molecule]]
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− | ==Lymphatic Circulation==
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− | *[[Lymphatic Vessels - Anatomy & Physiology|Lymphatic Vessels]]
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