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Lymphatic System Overview

Cartoon overview of human lymphatic system showing distribution of major lymphatic vessels, nodes and associated organs. Note the cartoon does not show immune tissue associated with the integumentary, respiratory, gastrointestinal tract and other systems.

Structure	Function
Cells - blood cells (parenchyma), connective tissue (stroma) Vessels - lymphatic vessels Diffuse - (extra-nodal tissue) nodules, Mucosal Associated Lymphoid Tissues (MALT) Nodes - (historic, "glands") Organs - thymus, spleen	Immune - “monitor” of body surfaces, internal fluids Extracellular fluid - returns interstitial fluid to circulation Gastrointestinal tract - carries fat and fat-soluble vitamins

Overview
Tonsil
Tonsil and MALT
Thymus
Spleen
Bone marrow

Copyright

Terese Winslow 2007 - National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov) Original image resized, relabeled and histology images added.

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+! Structure
+! Function
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+# '''Cells''' - blood cells (parenchyma), connective tissue (stroma)
+# '''Vessels''' - lymphatic vessels
+# '''Diffuse''' - (extra-nodal tissue) nodules, Mucosal Associated Lymphoid Tissues (MALT)
+# '''Nodes''' - (historic, "glands")
+# '''Organs''' - thymus, spleen
+| valign="top"|
+# '''Immune''' - “monitor” of body surfaces, internal fluids
+# '''Extracellular fluid''' - returns interstitial fluid to circulation
+# '''Gastrointestinal tract''' - carries fat and fat-soluble vitamins
+|}
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+{{Footer}}