Lab #3 Information Quiz Flashcards
Lymph enters the lymph node through which type of lymphatic vessels?
afferent lymphatic vessels
Lymph nodes are filled filled with what kind of blood cells that are the body’s defense cells?
lymphocytes
Payer Patches (aggravated lymphatic follicles) are in what part of the small intestines?
ileum
Lymphatic vessels found in the small intestines..
lacteals
Area where splenic artery and vein enter and exit the spleen is called the…
hilus
The base of the thoracic duct…is formed by what structure?
cisterna chyli
Largest lymphatic duct in diameter?
left lymphatic duct (thoracic)
Which of the following is not a function of the spleen?
Filtering toxins from the liver.
WBCs that mature in the thymus?
T-cells
White pulp of the spleen mainly have these cells?
lymphocytes
Filtered lymph leaves the lymph node through which lymphatic vessel?
efferent lymphatic vessel
Interstitial fluid collected by lymphatic vessels is referred to as:
lymph
The left lymphatic duct(thoracic) empties into the…
left subclavian vein
Lymph from the axillary nodes on the left side of the body empties into which large lymphatic trunk?
left subclavian trunk
A form of lymph that is a whitish fluid that contains fats absorbed during digestion is called
Chyle