ACOLS FINAL EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Main purpose of the lymphatic system. - Accurate AnswerOne-way system.
Drain those substances that cannot be drained/reabsorbed by the blood stream.
Sweeps or filters the interstitial spaces.
Circulatory & Lymphatic Systems - Commonaliti...
ACOLS FINAL EXAM WITH
GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Main purpose of the lymphatic system. - Accurate Answer✅✅One-way system.
Drain those substances that cannot be drained/reabsorbed by the blood stream.
Sweeps or filters the interstitial spaces.
Circulatory & Lymphatic Systems - Commonalities - Accurate
Answer✅✅Superficial, deep, & organ systems.
Similar vessel structure.
Leukocytes (monocytes & lymphocytes)
Blood plasma (LS returns filtered blood plasma to the blood stream)
Serum proteins (lower concentration in LS)
Common pathway to the heart.
Protection from the body from infection & disease.
, Circulatory & Lymphatic Systems - Differences - Accurate Answer✅✅LS is not a
circulatory system (lymph transport)
No central pump in LS
Lymph transport is interrupted by lymph nodes
Edema - Accurate Answer✅✅Accumulation of water in the tissues
(Renal failure, kidney disease, heart conditions, pregnancy, venous insufficiency)
Lymphedema - Accurate Answer✅✅Abnormal accumulation of WATER &
PROTEIN in the interstitial space
Protein-rich swelling
Disease process
Mechanical insufficiency of the lymphatic system
Edema versus Lymphedema - Accurate Answer✅✅Edema:
abnormal accumulation of WATER in the tissues
edema is a SYMPTOM
DYNAMIC insufficiency of the LS
Lymphedema:
abnormal accumulation of water & PROTEIN
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