Key Terms: Lymphatic System

Question 1

appendix

Answer 1

A small, finger-like mass of lymphoid tissue attached to the first part of the large intestine

Question 2

lymph

Answer 2

The thin plasma-like fluid that drains from the tissues and is transported in lymphatic vessels (root: lymph/o)

Question 3

lymph node

Answer 3

A small mass of lymphoid tissue along the path of a lymphatic vessel that filters lymph (root: lymphaden/o)

Question 4

lymphatic system

Answer 4

The system that drains fluid and proteins from the tissues and returns them to the bloodstream

Question 5

Peyer patches

Answer 5

Aggregates of lymphoid tissue in the lining of the intestine

Question 6

right lymphatic duct

Answer 6

The lymphatic duct that drains fluid from the upper right side of the body

Question 7

spleen

Answer 7

A large reddish-brown organ in the upper left region of the abdomen. It filters blood and destroys old red blood cells (root: splen/o)

Question 8

thoracic duct

Answer 8

The lymphatic duct that drains fluid from the upper left side of the body and all of the lower body/left lymphatic duct

Question 9

thymus

Answer 9

A lymphoid organ in the upper part of the chest beneath the sternum. It functions in immunity (root: thym/o)

Question 10

tonsil

Answer 10

Small mass of lymphoid tissue located in region of the throat (pharynx)