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lymphatic system test review

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