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THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

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SMALL ORGANS ASSOCIATED WITH LYMPHATIC VESSELS ARE TERMED   LYMPH NODES  
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________ ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS A LYMPHATIC STRUCTURE   PANCREAS  
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THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE SMALL INTESTINES CONTAINS CLUMPS OF LYMPH FOLLICLES CALLED _____   PEYERS PATCHES  
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BOTH LYMPH AND VENOUS BLOOD FLOW ARE HEAVILY DEPENDANT ON   SKELETAL MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS AND DIFFERENCES IN THORACIC PRESSURES DUE TO RESPIRATORY MOVEMENT  
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THE THYMUS IS MOST ACTIVE DURING   CHILDHOOD  
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WHICH LYMPHATIC STRUCTURE DRAINS LYMPH FROM THE RIGHT UPPER LIMB AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND THORAX   RIGHT LYMPHATIC DUCT  
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WHAT EFFECT DOES AGE HAVE ON THE SIZE OF THE THYMUS   THE THYMUS INITIALLY INCREASES IN SIZE AND THEN DECREASES IN SIZE FROKM ADOLESCENCE THROUGH OLD AGE  
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THE LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES ARE   MORE PERMEABLE THAN BLOOD CAPILLARIES  
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ANTIBODIES THAT ACT AGAINST A PARTICULAR FOREIGN SUBSTANCE ARE RELEASED BY   PLASMA CELLS  
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LYMPH LEAVES A LYMPH NODE VIA   EFERENT LYMPHATIC VESSELS  
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WHICH CELLS BECOME IMMUNOCOMPETENT DUE TO THYMIC HORMONES   LYMPHOCYTES  
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FUNCTIONS OF THE SPLEEN INCLUDE ____ _____ ______ EXCEPT _____   REMOVAL OF OLD OR DEFECTIVE BLOOD CELLS FROM THE BLOOD STORAGE OF BLOOD PLATELETS STORAGE OF IRON AND NOT FORMING CRYPTS THAT TRAP BACTERIA  
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WHEN THE LYMPHATIC STRUCTURES ARE BLOCKED DUE TO TUMORS THE RESULT IS   SEVERE LOCALIZED EDEMA DISTAL TO THE BLOCKAGE  
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______ ______ DEPENDS ON THE MOVEMENT OF ADJACENT TISSUES, SUCH AS SKELETAL MUSCLES   LYMPH TRANSPORT  
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WHAT IS A CORRECT STATEMENT ABOUT LYMPHOCYTES   B CELLS PRODUCE PLASMA CELLS WHICH SECRETE ANTIBODIES INTO THE BLOOD  
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_____ _____ IS PREDOMINANTLY RETICULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE   LYMPHOID TISSUE  
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LYMPHOID TISSUE THAT APPEARS AS A SWELLING OF THE MUCOSA IN THE ORAL CAVITY IS CALLED   TONSIL  
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____ IS NOT A MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHATIC TISSUE   THYMUS  
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PEYERS PATCHES ARE FOUND IN THE   ILEUM OF SMALL INTESTINE  
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LYMPH CAPILLARIES ARE ABSENT IN _______ _______ ______ AND NOT _____   BONES AND TEETH, BONE MARROW, CNS, AND NOT DIGESTIVE ORGANS  
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WHAT IS BUBO   AN INFECTED LYMPH NODE  
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THE THYMUS IS THE ONLY LYMPHOID ORGAN THAT DOES NOT   DIRECTLY FIGHT ANTIGENS  
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LARGE CLUSTERS OF LYMPH NODES OCCUR IN THE FOLLOWING _____ _____ ____ EXCEPT _______   INGUINAL REGION, CERVICAL REGION, AXILLARY REGION EXCEPT LOWER EXTREMITIES  
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DIGESTIVE TRACT ASSOCIATED LYMPHATIC TISSUE INCLUDE ______ ______ ____ EXCEPT __________   PEYERS PATCHES, PALATINE TONSILS, LINGUAL TONSILS AND NOT ISLETS OF LANGERHANS  
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___________ IS NOT A METHOD THAT MAINTAINS LYMPH FLOW   SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION  
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THE TONSILS LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE TONGUE ARE THE   LINGUAL TONSILS  
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______ IS NOT A NORMAL COMPONENT OF LYMPH   RED BLOOD CELLS  
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A SENTINEL NODE IS   THE FIRST NODE TO RECEIVE LYMPH FROM AN AREA SUSPECTED TO BE CANCEROUS  
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________________ARE FUNCTIONS OF LYMPHOID TISSUE   TO HOUSE AND PROVIDE A PROLIFERATION SITE FOR LYMPHOCYTES AND NEUTROPHILS  
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_________ IS NOT A FUNCTION OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM   TRANSPORTING RESPIRATORY GASES  
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________ IS NOT A FUNCTION OF LYMPH NODES   SERVE AS ANTIGEN SURVEILLANCE AREAS  
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THE ____ ARE THE SIMPLEST LYMPHOID ORGANS AND ARE FOUND AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PHARYNX   TONSILS  
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THE APPENDIX, TONSILS, AND PEYERS PATCHES ARE EXAMPLES OF   MALT  
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HIGHLY SPECIALIZED LYMPH CAPILLARIES CALLED ______ ARE PRESENT IN THE VILLI OF THE INTESTINAL MUCOSA   LACTEALS  
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THE THORACIC DUCT OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM EMPTIES INTO THE   LEFT SUBCLAVIAN VEINS  
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TONSILS HAVE BLIND ENDED STRUCTURES CALLED   CRYPTS  
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HASSALS CORPUSCLES ARE ALWAYS FOUND IN THE COLORED ______ REGIONS OF THE THYMUS   MEDULLARY  
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THE _____ PULP OF THE SPLEEN FORMS CUFFS AROUND THE CENTRAL ARTERIES   WHITE  
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LYMPHATIC ______ ARE FORMED FROM THE UNION OF THE LARGEST COLLECTING VESSELS   TRUNKS  
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