Learn about the lymphatic system and its role in maintaining homeostasis in the 44th video in a series of 47. The narrator shows learners the anatomy of the lymphatic system and its role in supporting the cardiovascular system. He then discusses how the system returns lymph back to the blood and finishes by exploring its role in helping to fight infections. 

Concepts

the lymphatic system, homeostasis, fluids, blood, infections

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have pairs write a summary of how the lymphatic system helps the cardiovascular system

Classroom Considerations

• Because it is truly a crash course, turn on closed captioning so all viewers can follow along and/or pause the video frequently
• Video easily fits into a higher level biology or anatomy class

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Auto-translate shows closed captioning in a many different languages
• Video uses high-quality diagrams and images to engage classes

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.2