1. Lymphatic System

2. Fact of the Day
Unlike your blood, which has the heart to pump it through your body, your lymphatic fluid doesn't have a pump. It relies upon gravity and pressure, which you create when you move around.

3. Lymphatic System

4. Function Fluid balance Immune system Absorbs fats
17 L to blood vessels, 3 L to interstitial fluid
Immune system
Purifying lymph and storing lymphocytes
Absorbs fats

5. Two Ducts
Thoracic duct
Right lymphatic duct

6. Primary Lymphoid Organs
Thymus & bone marrow
Maturation of T cells
Thymic hormones
Origin of all blood cells

7. Secondary Lymphoid Organs
Lymph nodes

8. Secondary Lymph Organs
Spleen
Cleanses blood
White pulp & red pulp

9. Lymph
Lymphocytes
Waste products and cellular debris