test 5

Question 1

The lymphatic system is

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part of the immune system that consists of vessels, nodes, ducts, and tonsils

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lymphatic system function

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helps fight disease processes and serves other functions in the body

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lymphatic vessels are

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a system of channels that parallel the venous blood vessels yet are more numerous

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Tissue fluid drains from the surrounding region into the lymphatic vessels as

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lymph

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lymph nodes are

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bean-shaped bodies grouped in clusters along the connecting lymphatic vessels

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lymph nodes are positioned?

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beside the lymphatic vessels

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what do lymph nodes do ?

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filter toxic products from the lymph to prevent their entry into the vascular system

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lymph nodes located

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superficially located with superficial veins or located deep within the tissue with the deeper blood vessels

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lymphatic system is part of the immune system that includes

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thymus and spleen

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in healthy patients how do lymph nodes feel

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small, soft, and mobile

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can lymph nodes in healthy patients be seen or felt

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no

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The lymph flows into the lymph node by way of

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afferent vessels

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On one side of the node is a depression or

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hilus

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lymph flows out of the node by way of a single

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efferent vessel

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Lymph from a particular region first drains into

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a primary node (regional node or master node)

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primary nodes than drain into

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secondary node (central node)

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In the outer tissue of the body, smaller lymphatic vessels containing lymph converge into

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larger lymphatic ducts

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larger lymphatic ducts empty into

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venous system of the blood in the thorax (chest area)

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The lymphatic system of the right side of the head and neck converges by way of the right jugular trunk joining

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the lymphatic system from the right arm and thorax (chest) to form the right lymphatic duct

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right lymphatic duct drains into

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venous component at the junction of the right subclavian and right internal jugular veins

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The lymphatic vessels of the left side of the head and neck converge into the left jugular trunk, actually a short vessel, and then into

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the thoracic duct

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the thoracic duct joins

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the venous component at the junction of the left subclavian and left internal jugular veins

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The lymphatic system from the left arm and thorax also joins

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the thoracic duct

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The thoracic duct is much larger than

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the right lymphatic duct because it drains the lymph from the entire lower half of the body(both the right and left sides)

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The resultant increase in size and change in consistency of the lymphoid tissue is considered

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lymphadenopathy

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In some cases of infection, the lymph node can undergo inflammation or

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lymphadenitis

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lymphadenitis occurs with microbial infections such as

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Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes infections locally with tonsillar or oral abscesses as well as systemically with mononucleosis or HIV infections

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Infectious mononucleosis is caused by

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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

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infectious mononucleosis in teenagers and young adults frequently there is

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pharyngitis and inflamed palatine tonsils with exudate

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The lymph nodes associated with the head and neck can also be involved in the spread of infection such as

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dental or odontogenic infection from the teeth

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This spread of infection occurs along the

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connecting lymphatic vessels of the involved nodes.

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cancer can also start within the nose as with

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lymphoma, which includes both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin disease. Lymph nodes can be also involved in the spread of certain cancers (carcinomas) from epithelial tissue in the region they filter

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The spread of a cancer from the original or primary site of the neoplasm to another or secondary site is considered

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metastasis

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Primary nodes of the primary site then drain to the secondary site to which the cancer will later

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metastasize

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when lymph nodes are involved with cancer they become

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bony hard, and possible fixed to surrounding tissue, structure, organs making them non mobile

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are cancerous nodes tender

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not usually but could be with late findings when cancer has spread to surround nerves

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Lymphomas are

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malignant neoplasms of component cells of lymphoid tissues

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Broad division of the group into Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas

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is widely accepted