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Unit 7 :9
Lymphatic System (Updated)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The function of the lymphatic system is to: | remove waste and excess fluid from the tissues. |
| Contraction of skeletal muscles causes | lymph to flow through the lymphatic vessels. |
| Lymph nodes produce a type of | leukocyte and antibodies to fight infection. |
| The thoracic duct empties purified lymph into | the left subclavian vein. |
| What does the spleen store | erythrocytes. |
| The thymus gland produces antibodies and manufactures lymphocytes during what era of development? | early childhood. |
| The tonsils are masses of lymphatic tissue that | filter interstitial fluid. |
| Hodgkin’s disease is a chronic, malignant disease of | the lymph nodes. |
| Thin, watery fluid composed of intercellular fluid | Lymph |
| Small, open-ended lymph vessels | Lymphatic capillary |
| Popularly called lymph glands | Lymph node |
| Short tube that receives purified lymph from the right side of the head, neck, chest, and arm | Right lymphatic duct |
| Masses of lymph tissue on the back of the tongue | Lingual tonsils |
| Commonly called adenoids | Pharyngeal tonsils |
| A pouchlike structure at the start of the thoracic duct is called: | Cisterna chyli |
| Special lymphatic capillary that picks up digested fats | Lacteal |
| Atrophies after puberty | Thymus |
| Organ on left side dorsal to the stomach | Spleen |
| Water, digested nutrients, salts, hormones, oxygen, carbon dioxide, lymphocytes, and metabolic wastes are: | substances present in lymph. |
| Impurities that lymph nodes filter from the lymph are: | carbon, cancer cells, pathogens, dead blood cells |
| Produced by lymphatic tissue in the lymph nodes | antibodies, lymphocytes (leukocytes) |
| Produces leukocytes and antibodies, destroys old erythrocytes, stores erythrocytes, destroys thrombocytes, filters metabolites and wastes | functions of the spleen |
| Antibiotics, warm throat irrigation, rest, analgesics, and tonsillectomy are: | treatments for tonsillitis |
| Organ on left side dorsal to the stomach is the: | Spleen |
| Information or infection of the lymph nodes is called: | adentitis |
| Enlargement of the spleen is called | Splenomegaly |
| A Chronic malignant disease of the lymph nodes is: | Hodgkin's disease |
| Works with the circulatory system to remove waste and excess fluid from the tissues. | the lymphatic system |
| What tonsil is located in the nasopharynx on the upper part of the throat | pharyngeal |
| Inflammation or infection of the lymph nodes is called: | adenitis |
| Inflammation or infection of the tonsils is called: | tonsillitis |
| Inflammation of lymphatic vessels, resulting from an infection in an extremity | lymphangitis |
| Three types of tonsils are: | palatine, pharyngeal, and lingual |
| What tonsil is located on each side of the soft palate | palatine tonsil |
| Purified lymph leaves a lymph node by | a single lymphic vessel |
| What tonsil is located on the back of the tongue | lingual tonsil |
| A mass of lymph tissue located in the center of the upper chest | thymus gland |
| What keeps the lymph flowing in a one-way direction while it is in the lymphatic vessels | valves in the lymph vessels |
| What organs do the lymphatic and the immune systems share | lymph nodes, spleen and thymus gland |
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