exam review pt 3

Question 1

The lymphatic system aids the Blank______ system by transporting excess interstitial fluid instead of blood.

Answer 1

cardiovascular

Question 2

The smallest of the lymph vessels are lymphatic Blank______.

Answer 2

capillaries

Question 3

The endothelium of the lymphatic capillaries have one-way valves that allow for fluid to Blank______ the lymphatic capillaries but not to Blank______.

Answer 3

enter, leave

Question 4

Lymphatic vessels resemble small Blank______.

Answer 4

veins

Question 5

After interstitial fluid enters the lymphatic vessels it is called Blank______

Answer 5

lymph

Question 6

Merging lymphatic vessels form lymphatic Blank______.

Answer 6

trunks

Question 7

Lymph from the right leg enters the bloodstream through the Blank______

Answer 7

thoracic duct

Question 8

structures in the order that lymph travels through them

Answer 8

1.lymphatic capillaries,
2.lymphatic vessels,
3.lymphatic trunks,
4.lymphatic ducts

Question 9

Lymphatic capillaries are usually Blank______ in diameter than blood capillaries.

Answer 9

larger

Question 10

What is the function of the lymphatic nodules?

Answer 10

to filter and attack antigens

Question 11

Lymph from the head and neck drains into the Blank______ trunks.

Answer 11

jugular

Question 12

The thymus Blank______ after puberty.

Answer 12

shrinks

Question 13

The largest lymph vessel, the left lymphatic duct, is more commonly referred to as the ——— duct.

Answer 13

thoracic

Question 14

Lymph drains from lymphatic trunks into a lymphatic

Answer 14

ducts

Question 15

The surgical removal of the tonsils is called a

Answer 15

tonsillectomy

Question 16

Lymph from the breast travels through the Blank______ lymph nodes.

Answer 16

axillary

Question 17

The pale center of a lymphatic nodule is called the ——– center.

Answer 17

germinal

Question 18

The primary function of a lymph node is to Blank______.

Answer 18

filter foreign material from the lymph

Question 19

The thymus is located in the Blank______.

Answer 19

superior mediastinum

Question 20

The region where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave the spleen is called the Blank______.

Answer 20

hilum

Question 21

Lymph from the right leg enters the bloodstream through the Blank______.

Answer 21

thoracic duct

Question 22

Which tonsils are most commonly affected by tonsillitis?

Answer 22

palatine tonsils

Question 23

Large clusters of lymph nodes are found in which regions?

Answer 23

axillary, inguinal, cervical

Question 24

Which vessels carry lymph to the lymph node?

Answer 24

afferent lymphatic vessels

Question 25

what is the largest lymphatic organ in the body?

Answer 25

spleen

Question 26

what are the normal functions of the adult spleen?

Answer 26

1.Act as a reservoir for platelets 2.Phagocytosis of old erythrocytes 3.Phagocytosis of bacteria

Question 27

The spleen initiates an immune response when antigens are found in the blood. This function is associated with the

Answer 27

white pulp