The Lymphatic System

Question 1

How are capillaries adapted to their function?

Answer 1

they are one cell think and have a small lumen

Question 2

What is the function of leukocytes?

Answer 2

Help the body fight infection and disease

Question 3

What is the function of erythrocytes?

Answer 3

Transplant oxygen around the rest of the body

Question 4

What is the function of thrombocytes?

Answer 4

Help form clots for wounds to heal

Question 5

What are two different systems of blood grouping?

Answer 5

ABO and rhesus

Question 6

What are the 3 major parts of the lymphatic system?

Answer 6

The vessels
The nodes
The organs

Question 7

What are the four main functions of the lymphatic system?

Answer 7

1. Drains excess fluid- returning leaked fluid back into the circulatory system
2. Aids the immune system- lymph collecting foreign particles and getting filtered out by lymph nodes
3. Absorbing nutrients- collects products of fat digestion from small intestines
4. Transport- transports water, cells, immune responses and waste materials

Question 8

What is the role of the lymph in the lymphatic system?

Answer 8

The fluid inside the lymph vessels

Question 9

What is the role of the lymph vessels in the lymphatic system?

Answer 9

Transports lymph around the body

Question 10

What is the role of the lymph nodes in the lymphatic system?

Answer 10

Filter out pathogens and foreign bodies from lymph

Question 11

What is the role of the lymph ducts in the lymphatic system?

Answer 11

Puts fluid back into circulatory system

Question 12

What are the three lymphatic organs?

Answer 12

Spleen
Thymus
Lymph nodes

Question 13

What is the role of the spleen?

Answer 13

-filters out aging blood cells
-stores blood platelets
-stores iron from old red blood cells
-removes cellular debris by performing phagocytosis
-provides environment for the initiation of immune responses by lymphocytes

Question 14

What is the role of the thymus?

Answer 14

Crucial for the development of a functional adaptive immune system

Question 15

What is the role of the lymph nodes?

Answer 15

Usually found where lymphatic vessels join
-filter out pathogens and foreign bodies to aid the immune system
-house/supply lymphocytes

Question 16

What is lymph fluid?

Answer 16

A colourless fluid containing white blood cells, which bathes the tissues and drains through lymphatic systems into blood stream