The lymphatic system

Question 1

interstitial fluid

Answer 1

The excess tissue fluid between the capillary spaces which results from the exchange of gases, nutrients, and wastes from body cells.

Question 2

lymphatic capillaries

Answer 2

Tiny closed-ended tubular vessels that extend into interstitial spaces and parallel the blood capillaries.

Question 3

lymphatic trunks

Answer 3

Vessels which drain the lymph back to the blood. They are named by the area of the body in which they drain.

Question 4

right lymphatic duct

Answer 4

takes lymph from the right upper body and empties it into the right subclavian vein

Question 5

thoracic duct

Answer 5

drains the body (minus right upper body) and empties it into the left subclavian vein

Question 6

Lymph

Answer 6

interstitial fluid that has entered a lymphatic capillary.

Question 7

Oedema

Answer 7

A build up of lymph in the interstitial spaces

Question 8

lymphocyte

Answer 8

attack viruses, bacteria and parasitic cells that enter a lymph node.

Question 9

Macrophage

Answer 9

Engulf and destroy foreign particles, debris and damaged cells.

Question 10

lymph node

Answer 10

Bean shaped structure that filters lymph, carries out immune surveillance, and produces lymphocytes.