Question: What are the two parts of the Lymphatic System?

Answer: 1)Lymphatic vessels and 2)Lymphoid tissues and organs

Question: What are the functions of the Lymphatic System?

Answer: To transport fluids back to blood and act as the bodies defense and resistance to disease.

Returns excess interstitial fluid to Cardiovascular System

Provides defense against infectious diseases and cancer

Harbors leukocytes

Absorbs dietary lipids from digestive tract

Question: List the organs involved in the Lymphatic System

Answer: Lymph

Lymph nodes & vessels

Spleen

Thymus

Tonsils

SALT and MALT

Question: What is lymph?

Answer: excess tissue fluid

Question: How is Lymph made?

Answer: it is the interstitial fluid that is forced out at the beginning of the capillary beds and is not put back into the bloodstream.