Momma yensua Lymphatic System: Yɛn Nipadua Ho Banbɔfo a Ahintaw no ho ade kɛkɛ!

So woasusuw pɛn sɛ nhama foforo a ɛyɛ nwonwa wɔ yɛn nipadua no mu, a mogya nhyehyɛe no nka ho? Eyi yɛ nhyehyɛe a ɛyɛ adwuma te sɛ yɛn nipadua no ahobammɔ tumi na ɛboa ma yɛn nipadua ho tew. Ɛno ne nea yɛfrɛ no lymphatic system, anaasɛ wɔ Borɔfo kasa mu no, `(Lymphatic System)`. Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm nkɔ akyiri kakra nnɛ, ɛyɛ?

Dɛn ne Lymphatic System no? Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a...

Fa no sɛ nhyehyɛe bi a akwan nketenkete bi wɔ wo nipadua nyinaa mu. Nsu bi a enni kɔla na ɛte sɛ nsu sen fa saa nsuten yi mu. Saa nsu no ne nea yɛfrɛ no "lymph." Ntini a ɛma mogya tu no yɛ saa ntini ahorow yi, ntini a ɛma mogya tu, ne akwaa titiriw afoforo pii. Eyinom nyinaa bom yɛ adwuma ma nsu a ɛma mogya tu no san kɔ yɛn mogya mu.

Nea ɛho hia sen biara no, ntini a ɛma mogya tu no yɛ yɛn nipadua mu ahoɔden a ɛko tia nyarewa no fã a ɛho hia yiye . Ɛne sɛ, edi dwuma titiriw wɔ ahobammɔ a ɛbɔ yɛn ho ban fi nyarewa ho, ko tia ɔyare mmoawa a ɛhyɛn nipadua no mu, na ɛsɛe nkwammoaa dedaw a ɛnyɛ ne kwan so a nipadua no nhia bio no mu. Nea ɛka ho no, ntini a ɛma mogya tu no nso boa ma nsu dodow kɔ nipadua no mu na ɛtwe srade ne vitamin ahorow a srade wom a efi nnuan a yedi mu kɔ mogya no mu. So ɛno nyɛ nwonwa?

Nnwuma bɛn na ntini a ɛma mogya tu no de ma yɛn?

Ma yɛnhwɛ adwuma a ɛho hia a saa ntini a ɛma mogya tu yi yɛ ma yɛn nipadua no.

• Nsu a ɛboro so a yɛbɛboaboa ano afi nipadua no mu na yɛasan de akɔ mogya no mu: Nsu a ɛboro so bi boaboa ano wɔ yɛn nipadua no mu ntini ahorow mu. N’adwuma titiriw biako ne sɛ ɛbɛboaboa saa nsu yi ano na asan de akɔ mogya nhyehyɛe no mu. Eyi yɛ sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nsu dodow a ɛfata a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu no akɔ so atra hɔ. Afei nso, nhyehyɛe yi boa ma woyi nneɛma a wɔsɛe no ne nkwammoaa a ɛnyɛ ne kwan so fi nsu yi mu.
• Ɛboa ma srade twetwe: Nnuannuru dodow no ara a ɛwɔ aduan a yedi mu no betumi afa ntini nketenkete a ɛwɔ yɛn mogya ntini mu (capillaries) mu akɔ nipadua no mu. Nanso, srade ahorow bi ne molecule akɛse no ntumi nkɔ saa kwan yi so. Saa bere no, ntini a ɛma mogya tu no boaboa nsu a saa nneɛma nketenkete yi wom no ano fi yɛn dwensɔtwaa mu na ɛsan de kɔ mogya no mu.
• Nipadua a yɛbɛbɔ ho ban afi ntuafo ho: Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no, ntini a ɛma nipadua no yɛ adwuma no yɛ yɛn nipadua mu ahoɔden a ɛko tia nyarewa no fã kɛse. Ɛma lymphocytes , mogya mu nkwammoaa fitaa bi, ne nkwammoaa afoforo a ɛko tia nyarewa na ɛma wogyae. Saa nkwammoaa yi na ɛhwehwɛ ntua te sɛ mmoawa, mmoawa, mmoawa, ne fungi a wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛhyɛn nipadua no mu na wɔsɛe wɔn.

Fa no sɛ, sɛ yɛn nipadua yɛ kurow kɛse a, ntini a ɛma mogya tu no te sɛ kuw titiriw bi a wɔma saa kurow no ho tew, yi nwura fi hɔ, na wɔbɔ ho ban fi atamfo ntua ho.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na saa ntini a ɛma mogya tu yi yɛ adwuma? Momma yɛnhwɛ mu nkɔ akyiri kakra.

Eyi yɛ adeyɛ a ɛyɛ anigye yiye. Tie...

Da biara, yɛn mogya no fã a ɛyɛ nsu a wɔfrɛ no plasma no .Nsu bɛyɛ lita 20 tu fa ntokuru nketenkete a ɛwɔ yɛn ntini nketenkete mu no mu. Ɛte sɛ nsu a ɛretu afi sponge mu. Enti ɛhe na saa nsu yi kɔ? Saa nsu yi de oxygen ne aduannuru kɔ ntini a atwa ntini ahorow no ho ahyia no mu. Ntini no twetwe saa aduannuru yi yiye, nanso egyaw nneɛma a wɔsɛe no wɔ akyi.

Enti, saa plasma yi boaboa saa nwura no ano na ɛsan kɔ mogya no mu ɔkwan koro no ara a ɛbaa so no, fa ntini a ɛwɔ ntini no mu no mu. Wɔsan de plasma bɛyɛ lita 17 kɔ mogya no mu wɔ saa kwan yi so da biara. Mfiase no, lita 20 na epue, na afei bɛyɛ lita 3 ka nipadua no ntini mu, ɛnte saa?

Ɛhɔ na yɛn ntini a ɛma mogya tu no ba Ntini a ɛyɛ fɛ yiye boaboa nsu a aka yi ano fi ntini ahorow no mu. Wɔ akwantu yi mu no, nsu no sesa ne din: wɔmfrɛ no plasma bio, na mmom lymph . Afei, efi saa ntini a ɛma mogya tu yi mu no, wɔde ntini no kɔ nsu a ɛsõ kakra, a wɔfrɛ no ntini a ɛma mogya tu no mu.

Ntini a ɛma mogya no kɔ so fa saa ntini a ɛma mogya tu yi mu, na awiei koraa no ɛka ntini atitiriw abien a ɛwɔ yɛn koko atifi no bom. Wɔfrɛ eyinom sɛ ntini a ɛma mogya tu nifa ne ahurututu mu ntini . Eyinom te sɛ apon a ɛkɔ ɔkwan kɛse bi mu. Saa ntini abien yi ka ntini akɛse a ɛwɔ yɛn kɔn mu (subclavian ntini) akyi no bom, na nsu a ɛma mogya tu no kɔ saa ntini no mu. Efi hɔ no, nsu a ɛma mogya tu no san kɔ mogya no mu na efi ase tu fa nipadua no mu nyinaa. So wote ase?

Akwaa bɛn na ɛka ntini a ɛma mogya tu no ho?

Ntini a ɛma mogya tu no nyɛ akwaa biako, na mmom nhyehyɛe a nneɛma pii na ɛwom. Momma yɛnhwɛ akwaa atitiriw no:

• Nnompe mu Ntini: Eyi ne ɔfã a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛyɛ spongy a ɛwɔ yɛn nnompe no bi mu (te sɛ asen dompe, akyi berɛmo, ne dompe a ɛwɔ koko mfinimfini). Dwumadi titiriw a nnompe mu ntini yɛ ne sɛ ɛbɛma mogya mu nkwammoaa fitaa, mogya mu nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ, ne mogya mu nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ.
• Thymus: Saa akwaa yi wɔ koko atifi, nufu dompe no ase pɛɛ. Ɛyɛ nnam kɛse wɔ mmerantebere ne mmabaabere mu. T-cells , mogya mu nkwammoaa fitaa bi, anyin koraa wɔ ha. Saa T-nkwaboaa yi boa nipadua no ma ɛko tia ahɔho ntuafo.
• Lymph Nodes: Eyinom yɛ ntini a ɛte sɛ bankye. Bere a lymph sen fa wɔn mu no, wɔyiyi mu na wɔhwɛ so. Woyi nkwammoaa a asɛe ne kokoram nkwammoaa fi hɔ. Wɔsan nso sie lymphocytes ne nkwammoaa afoforo a ɛko tia nyarewa a ɛsɛe nneɛma a epira te sɛ mmoawa. Ntini a ɛma mogya tu bɛyɛ 600 na ɛwɔ yɛn nipadua nyinaa mu. Wɔde nkɔnsɔnkɔnsɔn abɔ wɔn mu binom akuwakuw. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a wubetumi ate saa ntini a ɛma mogya tu yi nka wɔ mmeae te sɛ wo nsateaa, w’asen, ne wo kɔn mu. Ebi wɔ nipadua no mu tɔnn.
• Akisikuru: .Eyi ne akwaa a ɛso sen biara wɔ ntini a ɛma mogya tu no mu. Ɛwɔ yɛn benkum so, mpampam ase, yafunu no atifi. Akisikuru no yiyi yɛn mogya mu na eyi nkwammoaa dedaw a entumi nyɛ adwuma yiye no fi hɔ. Ɛsan nso sie mogya mu nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ ne mogya mu nkwammoaa a wɔde di dwuma bere a nipadua no hia no.
• Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT): Wohu saa ntini yi wɔ mmeae pii a ɛho hia wɔ yɛn nipadua mu. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ɛwɔ yɛn tonsils, ɔhome kwan, dwensɔtwaa ketewa, ne appendix mu. MALT adwuma ne sɛ ɛbɛhwehwɛ mmoawa a wobetumi apira yɛn na wɔasɛe wɔn.

Dɛn ne ntini a ɛma mogya tu no afã afoforo?

Ntini a ɛma mogya tu no yɛ kuw kɛse. Nhyehyɛe yi mufo atitiriw afoforo ne:

• Lymph: Lymph, anaa lymphatic fluid, yɛ nsu a ɛboro so a ɛsen fi yɛn nipadua mu nkwammoaa ne ntini ahorow mu na ɛnsan nkɔ ntini nketenkete no mu. Nneɛma pii wɔ mu, a protein, mineral, srade, nkwammoaa a asɛe, kokoram nkwammoaa, ne awuduru ka ho. Lymph nso de mogya mu nkwammoaa fitaa (lymphocytes) a ɛko tia ɔyare mmoawa no kɔ.
• Ntini a ɛma mogya tu: Eyinom yɛ akwan a ɛyɛ den a ɛfa yɛn nipadua nyinaa mu. Nkwan nketewa a ɛkɔ so ne ntini a ɛma mogya tu no. Eyinom bom yɛ nsuten akɛse, na awiei koraa no ɛka ntini atitiriw abien a ɛwɔ koko a ɛwɔ soro no bom. Nsu a ɛma mogya tu no fa saa akwan yi mu esiane ntini a ɛbɛn hɔ a ɛbɔ ne ntini ahorow a ɛtwetwe nti. Saa akwan yi wɔ valve ahorow a ɛma ntini no tumi sen kɔ ɔkwan biako pɛ so.
• Ntini a ɛboaboa ano: Ntini atitiriw abien a ɛwɔ koko a ɛwɔ soro (nkwa ntini a ɛwɔ nifa ne ahurututu mu ntini) no ne baabi a ntini mu nsu boaboa ano kɔ ntini a ɛwɔ yɛn kɔn mu nnompe akyi no mu. Eyinom te sɛ nhyiam a nsu a ɛma mogya tu no san kɔ mogya no mu no.
• Tonsils ne adenoids: Eyinom na ɛkyere ɔyare mmoawa a ɛnam aduan a yedi ne mframa a yɛhome so hyɛn nipadua no mu. Wɔyɛ ɔkwan a edi kan a wɔfa so bɔ wɔn ho ban fi ntuafo ho. Tonsils no wɔ yɛn menewa akyi. Adenoids no wɔ hwene no akyi, nanso ɛyɛ adwuma wɔ mmofraase nkutoo.

Nyarewa ne ɔhaw bɛn na ɛka ntini a ɛma mogya tu no?

Tebea horow pii wɔ hɔ a ebetumi aka yɛn ntini ahorow no afã horow. Wɔn mu bi wɔ hɔ ansa na wɔawo wɔn anaa wɔn mmofraase. Afoforo nso fi yare anaa opira. Nyarewa ne ɔhaw ahorow a ɛtaa ba a ɛfa ntini a ɛma mogya tu ho no bi ni:

• Lymphadenopathy: Ntini a ɛma mogya tu no betumi ahonhon esiane ɔyare mmoawa, ɔfe, ne kokoram nti. Menewa mu nyarewa te sɛ strep throat, mononucleosis, ne HIV nso betumi ama ntini a ɛma mogya tu no ahonhon, te sɛ honam ani yare nso. Sɛ ntini a ɛma mogya tu no hohoro esiane ɔyare mmoawa anaa ɔyare bi a ɛma obi ho hyehye no nti a, wɔfrɛ no lymphadenitis .
• Nsu a ɛboaboa ano nti a ɛho ahonhon (Lymphedema):Lymphedema betumi aba bere a akuru ntini a ɛboaboa ano wɔ ntini anaa ntini ahorow mu no siw ntini a ɛma mogya tu no kwan no. Eyi nso betumi aba sɛ woyi ntini a ɛma mogya tu no fi hɔ sɛ tebea bi te sɛ kokoram ayaresa fã a. Mpɛn pii no, nsu a ɛboaboa ano wɔ nsa anaa nan mu na ɛde lymphedema ba. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ebetumi ahonhon kakra, anaasɛ ebetumi ayɛ yaw kɛse na emu yɛ den ma ama da biara da dwumadi ahorow ayɛ den. Nnipa a wɔwɔ lymphedema no wɔ asiane mu sɛ wobenya honam ani yare a emu dɔ a ebetumi ayɛ nea emu yɛ den na ɛde wɔn nkwa mpo ato asiane mu.
• Lymphoma: Lymphoma yɛ kokoram a ɛba wɔ ntini a ɛma mogya tu mu. Nkwammoaa a wɔfrɛ no lymphocytes nyin na ɛdɔɔso a wontumi nni so na ɛde ba. Nkwammoaa ahorow ahorow wɔ hɔ, te sɛ ``Hodgkin lymphoma'' ne ``non-Hodgkin's lymphoma''. Afei nso, kokoram akisikuru betumi asiw ntini a ɛma mogya tu no kwan na asiw ntini mu nsu a ɛkɔ baabi a ɛbɛn ntini a ɛma mogya tu no kwan.

Ɔhaw afoforo bi:

• Lymphangitis: Eyi yɛ wo ntini a ɛma mogya tu no a ɛyɛ hyew.
• Lymphangioma: Eyi yɛ tebea a wɔde awo obi. Ntini a ɛma mogya tu no nyin dodo no ma ntini a ɛnyɛ kokoram a nsu ahyɛ mu ma no ba wɔ honam ani.
• Intestinal lymphangiectasia: Ntini a ɛyera wɔ dwensɔtwaa ketewa no mu no ma protein, gamma globulins, albumin, ne lymphocytes pue fi nipadua no mu.
• Lymphocytosis: Wɔ tebea yi mu no, lymphocytes dodow a ɛwɔ nipadua no mu no kɔ soro sen sɛnea ɛte daa.
• Lymphatic filariasis: Eyi yɛ ɔyare mmoawa a ɛma mogya mu ntini no nyɛ adwuma yiye.
• Castleman yare: Nkwammoaa a ɛdɔɔso dodo wɔ nipadua no mu ntini mu no na ɛde eyi ba.
• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: Eyi yɛ yare a ɛntaa nsi a nkwammoaa a ɛte sɛ ntini a ɛnyɛ ne kwan so fi ase nyin a wontumi nni so wɔ ahurututu, ntini a ɛma mogya tu, ne asaabo mu.
• Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome: Eyi yɛ awosu mu yare a ɛntaa nsi a ɛma mogya mu nkwammoaa a ɛboro so wɔ lymph nodes, mmerɛbo, ne akyi berɛmo mu.
• Mesenteric lymphadenitis: Eyi yɛ ntini a ɛwɔ yafunu (yafunu) no mu a ɛyɛ hyew.

Nhwehwɛmu bɛn na ebetumi aboa ma wɔahu sɛnea me ntini a ɛma mogya tu no te?

Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wohwɛ sɛnea wo ntini nhyehyɛe no reyɛ adwuma yiye a, wo duruyɛfo betumi de mfoniniyɛ nhwehwɛmu adi dwuma, te sɛ ``Computed Tomography (CT scan)`` anaa ``Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)``. Wo duruyɛfo bɛka nea efi nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi mu ba ne sɛnea ebetumi aka wo akyerɛ wo.

Mɛyɛ dɛn atumi ama me lymphatic system no anya apɔwmuden?

Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wo ntini a ɛma mogya tu no bɛkɔ so ayɛ den na ayɛ apɔwmuden no, ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ saa nneɛma yi:

• Kwati sɛ wode wo ho bɛhyɛ nnuru a awuduru wom a ɛwɔ nnuru a wɔde kum mmoawa ne nneɛma a wɔde tew nneɛma ho mu. Saa nnuru yi betumi ayɛ kɛse wɔ wo nhyehyɛe no mu na ama ayɛ den ama wo nipadua sɛ ebeyi nwura afi mu.
• Nom nsu pii . Eyi bɛboa wo ma woakɔ so anya nsu na aboa ma nsu a ɛma mogya tu no akɔ wo nipadua nyinaa mu ntɛmntɛm.
• Di asetra kwan a ahoɔden wom akyi . Nea ɛka eyi ho ne apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ daa ne aduan a ahoɔden wom. Wo duruyɛfo betumi agyina w’ayaresa ho abakɔsɛm ne w’ahiade so ama wo afotu pɔtee.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Sɛ wowɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn:

• Ɔbrɛ a ɛtra so.
• Ntini a ɛma mogya tu a ahonhon. Eyi betumi ayɛ ɔyare bi a ɛtaa ba, te sɛ menewa mu yaw ho sɛnkyerɛnne, anaasɛ ebetumi ayɛ tebea bi a emu yɛ den kɛse, te sɛ kokoram anaa HIV ho sɛnkyerɛnne.
• Ɔhonhon a ɛtra hɔ bɛboro adapɛn kakraa bi a biribiara nni hɔ a ɛde ba na esiw da biara da dwumadi ahorow kwan.

Sɛ yɛhwɛ onipa nipadua ho mfonini a, ntɛm ara yɛn ani kɔ akwaa akɛse te sɛ koma ne amemene no so, anaa nsensanee kɔkɔɔ a egyina hɔ ma yɛn ntini ahorow no so. Nanso, nhama foforo bi wɔ hɔ a ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na wɔda no adi wɔ saa mfonini ahorow no mu, nanso ɛho hia saa ara – nhama a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ɛde nsu a ɛma mogya tu kɔ yɛn nipadua nyinaa mu no. Te sɛ akwan a ɛtwa kurow bi ho hyia no, yɛn mogya ntini ne ntini a ɛma mogya tu no atrɛw wɔ yɛn nipadua no ntwea nyinaa, na ɛma yenya nneɛma a yehia, na ɛyɛ nnwuma afoforo pii a ɛho hia na ama yɛakɔ so ayɛ den.

Tebea ahorow betumi aka yɛn ntini nhyehyɛe no, na ebetumi asiw yɛn da biara da dwumadi ahorow kwan. Sɛ wohu sɛ wowɔ tebea bi a ɛte sɛɛ a, ebia wo ho bɛdwiriw wo na woasuro daakye. Sɛ wusua pii fa ntini a ɛma mogya tu ne sɛnea ɛyɛ adwuma ho a, ebetumi aboa wo ma woate nea ɛrekɔ so wɔ wo nipadua mu ne sɛnea ayaresa betumi aboa no ase. Bisa wo duruyɛfo ma ɔmma wo nsɛm pii fa wo ntini a ɛma mogya tu ne wo tebea pɔtee no ho.

Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie

Okay, enti, eyinom ne nneɛma a ɛho hia sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛma ɛtra yɛn adwenem fi nea yɛaka ho asɛm nnɛ no mu:

• Ntini a ɛma mogya tu no yɛ ade a ɛho hia yiye a ɛbɔ yɛn ho ban a ahintaw wɔ yɛn nipadua mu. Ɛyɛ yɛn nipadua mu ahoɔden a ɛko tia nyarewa no fã kɛse.
• Saa nhyehyɛe yi boa ma nsu kari pɛ wɔ nipadua no mu, ɛtwetwe srade, na ɛko tia awuduru .
• Ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ aduruyɛfo afotu sɛ wowɔ sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow te sɛ ntini a ɛho ahonhon anaasɛ wo nipadua no afã horow a ɛho ahonhon a.
• Wubetumi ama wo ntini a ɛma mogya tu no ayɛ nea ahoɔden wom denam nsu pii a wobɛnom ne asetra a ahoɔden wom so .

Enti, mewɔ anidaso sɛ wowɔ adwene pa wɔ lymphatic system no ho. Nneɛma a ɛte sɛɛ a wubehu no bɛboa wo kɛse wɔ w’akwahosan a wobɛhwɛ so no mu.

`Ntini a ɛma mogya tu, nipadua no mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa, ntini a ɛma mogya tu, akyi berɛmo, akwahosan