Lymphatic System Flashcards
Place these structures in the order that lymph travels through them. Please put the structure with the smallest diameter at the top of the list.
-Lymphatic capillaries
-Vessels
-Trunks
-Ducts
The endothelium of the lymphatic capillaries have one-way valves that allow for fluid to ______ the lymphatic capillaries but not to ______.
enter, leave
Lymphatic vessels resemble small ______.
veins
Which lymphatic trunks drain lymph from the lower limbs?
Lumbar
Lymph from the right leg enters the bloodstream through the ______.
thoracic duct
Lymphatic capillaries are usually ______ in diameter than blood capillaries.
larger
The largest lymph vessel, the left lymphatic duct, is more commonly referred to as the _______ duct.
thoracic
Which of the following are types of lymphatic cells?
Lymphocytes
Macrophages
Dendritic cells
Which lymphatic trunks drain lymph from the lower limbs?
Lumbar
Which of the following cells are types of lymphocytes?
Natural killer cells
T-lymphocytes
B-lymphocytes
Which vessels carry lymph to the lymph node?
Afferent lymphatic vessels
The thymus is located in the ______.
superior mediastinum
Lymph from the breast travels through the ______ lymph nodes.
axillary
Which abdominal quadrant is the spleen located?
Upper left quadrant
When an individual reaches adulthood the _______ no longer matures T-lymphocytes and begins to degenerate.
thymus
