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lymph test review
lymphatic system test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tissue fluid which has entered a lymphatic capillary | lymph |
| thymic lymphoid cells developed in the thymus that is important to the body's cellular immune response | T-cells |
| process by which cancer cells are spread thru out the body | metastasis |
| milky fluid composed mainly of fat/lymph from the intestinal lacteals | chyle |
| specialized lymph capillaries in the small instesine the moves chyle thru the lymph system to the circulatory system | lacteals |
| tissue fluid which has entered a lymphatic capillary | cisterna chyli |
| which is false about the spleen | it can not be removed |
| what is gland is most active during infancy | thymus |
| adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of which tonsil | nasopharyngeal tonsils |
| a tonsilectomy removes which tonsils | paletine tonsils |
| a function of the spleen | to stores blood |
| where is the spleen located | upper left quadrant of the abdomin and behind the stomach |
| which nodes are affected in breast cancer | axillary nodes |
| surgery is performed on what nodes because of location & infection control | mesentaric node |
| in cancer treatment all lymph nodes are removed to prevent what | metastasis |
| movement of lymph has what to prevent lymph flowing back ward | 1-way valve |
| infection of lymph vessels | lypmhangitis |
| lymph nodes produce what cells | lymphocytes |
| thymus produces what type of cells | T-cells |
| the spleen produces what in the embryo | RBC's |
| the thymus secretes what hormone | thymosin |
| movement of lymph is caused by | breathing and skeletal muscle contractions |
| specific lymph nodules in the small intestine | peyer's patch |
| lymph nodes serve as | filters |
| which drains the largest portion of the body | thoraic duct |
| inflammation of lymph nodes | lymphadenitis |
| which tonsils are known as adenoids | pharynegal tonsils |
| which lymph nodes are located in the head | cervical |
| which lymph nodes filter lymph from the legs | inguinal |
| in lymph flow, what is the last place it will go | circulatory system |
| the spleens function is also part of what system | circulatory systemw |
| what does lymph resemble | plasma |
| what is not ture about capillaries | not carry to lymph node to lymph duct |
| lymph ducts empty into what | left subclavian vein |
| lymph vessels have how many layers | 3 |
| lymph nodes produce what | lymphocytes & monocytes |