Lymphatic System

Question 1

lymphatic system return – at the capillary beds to the circulatory system

Answer 1

fluids unclaimed

Question 2

lymphatic system picks up – from the digestive tract and returns them to circulation

Answer 2

chylomicrons

Question 3

lymphatic system fights infection via –

Answer 3

leukocytes

Question 4

lymphatic system vessels carry – which have the same composition as plasma and interstitial fluid

Answer 4

fluid lymph

Question 5

lymph moves through the vessels primarily due to the influence of – that push it and valves that prevent its backflow

Answer 5

muscular contractions

Question 6

– are swellings along lymphatic vessels that contain macrophages and lymphocytes

Answer 6

lymph nodes

Question 7

lymph is – through the nodes before moving on in the system

Answer 7

filtered

Question 8

clusters of lymph in

Answer 8

neck, under the arms, and groin

Question 9

swelling of lymph nodes is a sign of –

Answer 9

infection

Question 10

– resemble a lymph node in their ability to prevent infection by pathogenic organisms in the throat

Answer 10

tonsils

Question 11

– in the small intestine are clusters of lymphatic tissues that serve to prevent infectious organisms from crossing the intestinal wall into the abdomen

Answer 11

Peyer’s patches

Question 12

thymus glands for the maturation of –, which are a form of lymphocyte needed for specific immune defense

Answer 12

T cells

Question 13

– located on the left side of the body also acts as a blood filter

Answer 13

spleen

Question 14

spleen has an excellent blood supply and acts to destroy –

Answer 14

old RBC and platelets