Lymph Node Flashcards
57 year old man is diagnosed with colon cancer. He is noted to have a probable metastatic mass in the neck at the thoracic duct. Which region is the metastasis likely to be located?
A. R supraclavicular region
B. R subclavicular region
C. L supraclavicular region
D. L subclavicular region
C. L supraclavicular region
Which mechanism propels lymph node through the lymphatic vessels?
A. Cardiac contractility
B. Gravity
C. Peristalsis
D. Compression
B. Gravity
A 7 year old girl has difficulty breathing through her nose and is brought to her paediatrician. On examination she is dx with adenoids. Which of the following is enlarged?
A. Palatine tonsil
B. Pharyngeal tonsil
C. Tubal tonsil
D. Lingual tonsil
B. Pharyngeal tonsil
Cancer spreading from the upper limb via the lymphatics passes into the axillary group of lymph nodes. Which of these axillary groups of nodes is most likely to receive this lymph first?
A. Anterior ( pectoral )
B. Apical (subclavian)
C. Central
D. Lateral ( brachial)
D. Lateral ( brachial)
A 45 year old lady attended the hospital with complaint of chronic cough and evening rise in temperature for more than a month. Neck examination reveals palpable LN. Pulmonary tuberculosis is dx. Which of the following LN is most likely to be involved?
A. Jugulo digastric
B. Jugulo omohyoid
C. Submandibular
D. Suprascapular
A. Jugulo digastric
A 16 year old female experiences swelling and tenderness underneath her chin one week after getting her lower lip infection. Which of the following LN is most likely to be involved?
A. Mastoid
B. Occipital
C. Submandibular
D. Submental
D. Submental
A 79 year old pt is dx with metastatic carcinoma. Upper lumbar nodes most likely receive lymph from which of the following structures?
A. Lower part of the anal canal
B. Scrotum
C. Ovary
D. Testis
C. Ovary
The immune system organ that exhibits both an afferent and efferent lymph vessel is the
A. Lymph node
B. Spleen
C. Thymus
D. Tonsil
A. Lymph node
An 8 year old boy was examined by a paediatrician and found to have a painful swelling below and behind the angle of the jaw on the left side. The skin over the swelling was red and hot. Palpation of the neck revealed a tender firm swelling beneath the anterior border of the SCM ms on the left side. Which of the following LN is involved?
A. Submental
B. Submandibular
C. Jugulo digastric
D. Jugulo omohyoid
C. Jugulo digastric
A 45 year old woman is diagnosed with breast cancer located in the upper inner quadrant of the right breast. Which of the following LN is most likely to be affected?
A. Abdominal LN
B. Parasternal node
C. Inferior phrenic node
D. Supraclavicular node
B. Parasternal node
