DAT Lymphatic System Cheat SHeet

Question 1

function of lymphatic system

Answer 1

Acts as a secondary circulatory system by transporting and filtering interstitial
fluid (lymph)

Question 2

system Responsible for returning tissue

Answer 2

fluid to the blood

Question 3

system monitors the body for…

Answer 3

pathogens

Question 4

can replenish
lymphocytes

Answer 4

central lymphoid system

Question 5

Site of T-cell
maturation

Answer 5

thymus

Question 6

(individuals
without a functioning
thymus will lack

Answer 6

functioning t cells

Question 7

Produces
lymphocytes

Answer 7

bone marrow

Question 8

CANNOT replenish lymphocytes

Answer 8

Peripheral Lymphoid Tissues

Question 9

]Contain leukocytes that filter
lymph and can initiate an immune response

Answer 9

lymph nodes

Question 10

Filters blood as it passes through

Answer 10

spleen

Question 11

Mass of lymphatic tissue that
inspects incoming food and air for pathogens

Answer 11

adenoids

Question 12

Contains lymphoid tissue that helps
destroy bacteria before they breach the
intestinal wall during absorption

Answer 12

appendix

Question 13

Large aggregates of lymphoid
tissue in the small intestine

Answer 13

Peyers patches

Question 14

components of lymphatic syste

Answer 14

lymph, lymphatic capillaries

Question 15

Fluid that starts as blood plasma forced out of capillaries

Answer 15

lymph

Question 16

lymph is also
known as

Answer 16

interstitial fluid before it is absorbed into the lymphatic vessels)

Question 17

Thin-walled vessels that collect excess interstitial fluid and
other substances from the tissues and transport them to the lymphatic vessels

Answer 17

lymphatic capillaries

Question 18

An obstruction (e.g., a tumor pressing against a lymph vessel) can
lead to

Answer 18

swelling and edema

Question 19

swelling that can further constrain blood flow

Answer 19

edema

Question 20

Swelling occurs because

Answer 20

fluid pools in the tissue instead of being
taken back to circulation

Question 21

Used to detect cancer and
determined where the
cancer cells have traveled

Answer 21

lymph node biopsy

Question 22

Interstitial fluid floating between cells is absorbed by

Answer 22

lymphatic capillaries

Question 23

where are the lymphatic capillaries where interstitial fluid is absorbed

Answer 23

end of lymphatic vessel

Question 24

Movement of the lymph is assisted by

Answer 24

one-way valves,
skeletal muscle contraction, and smooth muscle lining

Question 25

Lymphatic capillaries drain lymph wehre

Answer 25

all over the body, with a few exception

Question 26

where is lymph absent from

Answer 26

(absent from bones, bone
marrow, teeth and the CNS)

Question 27

Lymph is ultimately returned to…

Answer 27

the blood