Chapter 10 Questions- Lymphatic System

Question 1

Which of the following lymph node groups have both superficial and deep nodes?

Answer 1

Parotid nodes

Question 2

Which structures leave each individual lymph node at the hilus?

Answer 2

Efferent lymphatic vessels

Question 3

Which of the following lymph nodes are considered within the facial lymph nodes?

Answer 3

Malar, buccal, nasolabial, and mandibular

Question 4

Which component of the lymphatic system have one-way valves?

Answer 4

Vessels

Question 5

Which node drains lymph from a local region before the lymph flows to a more distant region?

Answer 5

Primary nodes

Question 6

The buccal lymph nodes are located superficial to which the ___?

Answer 6

Buccinator muscle

Question 7

Which of the following lymph node groups extend from the base of the skull to the root of the neck?

Answer 7

Deep cervical nodes

Question 8

Where are the external jugular lymph nodes located?

Answer 8

Along the external jugular vein

Question 9

Into which area does the thoracic duct empty?

Answer 9

Junction of the left internal subclavian and internal jugular veins.

Question 10

Which of the following are the primary lymph nodes that drain the skin and mucous membranes of the lower face?

Answer 10

Malar Nodes

Question 11

Which of the following are secondary lymph nodes for the occipital nodes?

Answer 11

Deep cervical nodes

Question 12

Which of the following pairs of lymph nodes are both considered portions of the superficial cervical lymph node group?

Answer 12

External and Anterior Jugular nodes

Question 13

Which of the following statements concerning the submental lymph nodes is correct?

Answer 13

They are secondary nodes for deep cervical nodes

Question 14

Which muscle needs to be made more prominent on a patient to acheive effective palpations of the region where the superior deep cervical lymph nodes are located?

Answer 14

Sternocleidomastoid Muscle

Question 15

Where is the lingual tonsil located?

Answer 15

At the base of the tongue

Question 16

Which of the following nodes often become easily palpable when the palatine tonsils are inflamed?

Answer 16

Jugulodiagastric or tonsillar

Question 17

Which of the following are primary nodes for the maxillary third molar if it becomes infected?

Answer 17

Superior Deep Cervical nodes

Question 18

If a patient with breast cancer has involvement with the maxillary nodes, which lymph nodes in the neck area primarily communicate with these nodes?

Answer 18

Inferior Deep cervical

Question 19

At which intraoral site are the palatine tonsils located?

Answer 19

Between the anterior and posterior faucial pillars

Question 20

When lymph nodes are involved in the metastasis of cancer where characterizes them?

Answer 20

Usually bony hard

Question 21

Where is the last stop for the lymph before reentering the systemic circulation?

Answer 21

The thoracic duct

Question 22

Enlargement of the lymph nodes occurs because of the following?

Answer 22

White blood cells in the node multiply to fight an infection

Question 23

Which of the following nodes are prominent nodes that drain the tongue and submental region?

Answer 23

Jugulo-Omohyoid Node

Question 24

Which tonsil is also called the adenoids and is normally enlarged in children?

Answer 24

Pharyngeal tonsils

Question 25

Which nodes drain the infrahyoid region of the neck?

Answer 25

Anterior Jugular Nodes