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| − | ==Structure==
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| − | <p>The lymphatic system can be divided into two anatomical and functional subsets:
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| − | *[[Lymphatic Vessels - Anatomy & Physiology|Lymphatic Vessels]]
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| − | **Vessels that carry lymph around the body
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| − | *[[Lymphoreticular System - Anatomy & Physiology|Lymphoreticular System]]
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| − | **Consisting of the lymphoid tissues
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| − | ***[[Primary Lymphoid Tissue - Anatomy & Physiology|Primary lymphoid tissues]]:
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| − | ****[[Appendix - Anatomy & Physiology|Appendix]]
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| − | ****[[Bone Marrow - Anatomy & Physiology|Bone marrow]]
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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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| − | ****[[Peyer's Patches - Anatomy & Physiology|Ileal Peyer's patch]]
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| − | ****[[Thymus - Anatomy & Physiology|Thymus]]
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| − | ***[[Secondary Lymphoid Tissue - Anatomy & Physiology|Secondary lymphoid tissues]]:
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| − | ****[[Spleen - Anatomy & Physiology|Spleen]]
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| − | ****[[Lymph Nodes - Anatomy & Physiology|Lymph nodes]]
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| − | ****[[Regional Lymphoid Tissue - Anatomy & Physiology|Regional lymphoid tissue]]
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| − | ****[[Tonsils - Anatomy & Physiology|Tonsils]]
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| − | </p>
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| − | ==Functions==
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| − | <p>The lymphatic system has three functions:
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| − | #Immune defence
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| − | #Removal of interstitial fluid from tissue
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| − | #Transport of fat</p>
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| − | ===Immune defence===
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| − | <p>This is a broad topic area.</p><p>Immune functions are covered broadly under the [[Primary Lymphoid Tissue - Anatomy & Physiology|primary]] and [[Secondary Lymphoid Tissue - Anatomy & Physiology|secondary]] lymphoid tissues of the [[Lymphoreticular System - Anatomy & Physiology|lymphoreticular system]] with further information under the [[Immunology - WikiBlood|immunology]] section.</p>
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| − | ===Removal of interstitial fluid===
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| − | Details can be found [[Lymphatic Vessels - Anatomy & Physiology#Function|here]].
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| − | ===Transport of lipids===
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| − | Chylomicrons transport digested lipids, however these are too large to enter the blood stream directly and thus enter the lymphatic system before being released into the blood stream. Further details can be found [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology#Triacylglycerol Digestion and Absorption |here]].
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