Chapter 24 : The Lymphatic System

Question 0

__ is the house or harbor immune system (lymphocytes).

Answer 0

Lymphatic tissues / organs

Question 1

__ is a system of vessels that carry fluid (“lymth”) to large veins.

Answer 1

Lymphatic vessels

Question 2

exchange of fluid between blood and tissue occurs across walls of what?

Answer 2

capillaries

Question 3

__% of the fluid that escapes capillaries and becomes ___.

Answer 3

10

lymph fluid

Question 4

the lymph vessels turns fluid to what system before it goes back to the blood?

Answer 4

venous system

Question 5

__ captures tissue fluid

Answer 5

Lymphatic capillaries

Question 6

__ carries fluid back to venous system.

Answer 6

Lymphatic vessels, turnks, ducts

Question 7

__ acts as “filters” for lymph fluid traveling through lymph vessels.

Answer 7

Lymph nodes

Question 8

What is the largest lymphatic duct in the body?

Answer 8

Thoracic duct

Question 9

What are the major lymphatic ducts?

Answer 9

1. Right lymphatic duct
2. Thoracic duct
3. cisterna chyli

Question 10

T/F the lymphatic draining system drains the right and left side of the body equally.

Answer 10

F
the right upper part of the body is drained by the R lymphatic duct and the left of the body is drained by the Thoracic duct

Question 11

Where are the main places that lymph nodes are located in the body?

Answer 11

axilla 
neck
groin
knee
along spinal cord

Question 12

__ is considered the biological filter?

Answer 12

Lymph nodes

Question 13

T/F lymph nodes are considered organs why or why not?

Answer 13

T

because they have an organized pattern

Question 14

describe the organized structure of lymph nodes

Answer 14

1. fibrous capsule surrounds nodes

2. inside is divided into compartments

Question 15

What are the three organs associated with the lymphatic system?

Answer 15

lymph nodes
Thymus
spleen

Question 16

What are considered tissues of the lymphatic system?

Answer 16

Tonsils

M.A.L.T (mucosa associated lymphoid tissue)

Question 17

__ Lymphatic organ/gland in mediastinum

Answer 17

Thymus

Question 18

__ lymphatic organ located just behind the stomach next to lower left ribs

Answer 18

Spleen

Question 19

__ loosely organized lymphatic tissue oral/ nasal passageways

Answer 19

Tonsils

Question 20

__ clusters of lymph tissue in walls of tubular passageways of other body systems

Answer 20

MALT mucosa associated lymphatic tissue

Question 21

What is the main job of the thymus?

Answer 21

development and maturation of t-lymphocytes

Question 22

__ are immature (stem) cells from bone marrow that travel through the blood stream and reside in the thymus.

Answer 22

Thymocytes

Question 23

What hormone stimulates the maturation of thymocytes into mature t-cells?

Answer 23

thymic hormones

Question 24

what kind of fluid does the spleen filter?

Answer 24

blood

Question 25

What is the job of the spleen?

Answer 25

1. filter blood
2. blood reservoir (major storage area for formed elements blood
3. red blood cell recycling

Question 26

what does the red “pulp” in the spleen do?

Answer 26

store formed elements

RBC recycling

Question 27

what does the white “pulp” in the spleen do?

Answer 27

filters the blood

Question 28

how many tonsils are in the human body?

Answer 28

5

Question 29

what are the different kinds of tonsils?

Answer 29

1. palatine tonsils (2)
2. adenoids (1)
3. lingual tonsils (2)

Question 30

where are the palatine tonsils found?

Answer 30

sides of the throat

Question 31

where are the adenoid tonsils found?

Answer 31

back of the nasal cavity

Question 32

where are the lingual tonsils found?

Answer 32

base of the tongue (2)

Question 33

where are the MALT(tissues) found?

Answer 33

walls of digestive digestive, respiratory and urinary tracts

Question 34

what tonsils are the most likely to get infected?

Answer 34

palatine tonsils

Question 35

what is an example of MALT(tissue)?

Answer 35

peyers patches