Lymphatic System

Question 1

Lymphadenitis

Answer 1

Inflammation and enlargement of lymph nodes, usually the result of infection

Question 2

Lymphangitis

Answer 2

Inflammation of lymphatic vessels as a result of bacterial infection

Question 3

Lymphedema

Answer 3

Swelling of tissues with lymph caused by obstruction or excision of lymphatic vessels

Question 4

Lymphoma

Answer 4

Any neoplastic disease of lymphoid tissue

Question 5

Sentinel Node

Answer 5

The first few lymph nodes in which a tumor drains and cancer cells can likely spread from a primary tumor

Question 6

Thymitis

Answer 6

Inflammation of the thymus gland

Question 7

Tonsils

Answer 7

Partially encapsulated lymphoid tissue located in the throat; named by location - palatine, lingual, pharyngeal (adenoids)

Question 8

Thymus

Answer 8

Soft organ located behind the sternum, between the lungs; large in infants and shrinks after puberty; responsible for T-lymphocyte maturation

Question 9

Spleen

Answer 9

Located in left upper abdomen; filters and destroys old/ineffective red blood cells; blood-forming organ early in life