Chapter 11 HW

Question 1

What is lymph derived from

Answer 1

Plasma

Question 2

What system is the lymphatic system closely connected to

Answer 2

Cardiovascular

Question 3

Peyer’s patches function

Answer 3

Fight any bacteria moving into the small intestine from the colon

Question 4

Allergies

Answer 4

Lymphatic disorder is characterized by a hypersensitivity to a foreign antigen

Question 5

Tonsils

Answer 5

Lymphoid tissue guards against pathogens entering the body through the nose or mouth

Question 6

Peyer’s patches location

Answer 6

Lymphoid tissue located at the distal end of the small intestine, just before the opening to the large intestine

Question 7

MALT

Answer 7

Lymphoid tissue scattered throughout the mucous membranes lining tracts to the outside environment

Question 8

Lymph nodes

Answer 8

Lymphoid tissue that removes anything that may be potentially harmful in lymph

Question 9

Skeletal pump

Answer 9

Moves lymph through lymph vessels

Question 10

White pulp

Answer 10

Part of the spleen that serves as a reservoir for lymphocytes and macrophages

Question 11

Palatine tonsils location

Answer 11

Laterally in the oropharynx

Question 12

Where do the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts deliver lymph

Answer 12

Subclavian vein

Question 13

Thoracic duct

Answer 13

Drains lymph from the rest of the body other than the head, right arm, and right side of the thorax

Question 14

Right lymphatic duct

Answer 14

Drains lymph from the head. Right arm, and right side of the thorax

Question 15

Adenoids

Answer 15

Located on the roof of the nasopharynx

Question 16

Fluid balance

Answer 16

Function of the lymphatic system that relates to circulation

Question 17

Functions of the lymphatic system

Answer 17

Lipid absorption, fluid balance, and defense against disease

Question 18

False statement about lymph and lymph vessels

Answer 18

Valves inside the lymph vessels direct the flow of lymph in either direction

Question 19

True statement about lymph and lymph vessels

Answer 19

Lymph returns to the cardiovascular system through a network of open lymph capillaries and vessels that drain the tissues of lymph

Question 20

Lymph is similar to what other bodily fluid

Answer 20

Plasma