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Explain how the lymphatic system and the immune system work together.
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There are several important parts of the lymphatic system that work as part of the immune system.
Lymph nodes: Small, bean-shaped structures that produce and store cells that fight infection and disease and are part of the lymphatic system — which consists of bone marrow, spleen, thymus and lymph nodes
Spleen: The largest lymphatic organ in the body, contains white blood cells that fight infection or disease.
Bone Marrow: they produce the white blood cells that travel through the lymphatic system to fight infections
Thymus: This small organ is where T-cells mature. T-cells are critical to the immune system. They are the cells that actually kill off invading diseases.
The lymphatic system is a system of vessels that is similar to the circulatory system. They carry lymph fluid instead of blood. At certain points in the lymphatic system are lymph nodes as mentioned above. The lymph fluid carries white blood cells, T-cells, and B-cells all of which are core components of the immune system.
Basically the lymphatic system is how the different cells that are important to the immune response move around the body.
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