ANATOMY 328 Lecture 6: 2:28 lecture notes
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Lymphatic vessels: collecting vessels, afferent lymphatic vessels, efferent lymphatic vessels, lymphatic ducts. Lymph nodes: thymus, spleen, red pulp, white pulp, mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue (malt, tonsils. Inflammatory chemicals (mediators: platelets, fibrinogen, edema, stasis, organization, granulation tissue, fibroblasts, collagen, macrophages, regeneration, fibrosis, scar tissue. Her right k(cid:374)ee feels (cid:862)fi(cid:374)e(cid:863) (cid:449)he(cid:374) she is (cid:449)alki(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d she does not notice the catching symptoms she had in her knee prior to surgery. Now however, she tells you that her main concern is the swelling in her right ankle and lower leg. It is not significantly painful, bus she feels like her right ankle has lost range of motion and she feels more unstable when trying to balance on her post-surgical leg. On your evaluation today, the patient has visible palatine tonsils that appear red, swollen and pus-covered. To(cid:374)sils are (cid:448)ery acti(cid:448)e (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:449)e"re you(cid:374)g she has tonsillitis (infection stuck in the invaginations of the tonsils) Wednesday february 28, 2018: lymphatic system and tissue repair.
