Lymphatic System

What is the lymphatic system also known as?

• Digestive System

• Immune System

• Cardiovascular System

• Imune System

What is the function of the spleen?

• Filters urine

• Recycles Red Blood Cells

• Fights Infections

• Creates Lymph Vessels

What is lymph?

• Clear, Watery Fluid That Contains White Blood Cells

• Histamines & Heparin

• Clear, Watery Fluid That Contains Proteins & Electrolytes

• Hemoglobin

What is the function of the tonsils?

• prevents pathogens from entering the respiratory system

• filtration and production of lymphocytes

• they have no purpose

• helps mature lymphocytes into t-cells

What are the oval-shaped structures that store lymphocytes and filter out pathogens?

• Lymph

• Lymph Vessels

• Lymph Nodes

• Lymph Glands

What transports lymph fluid back to the circulatory system?

• Lymph

• Lymph Vessels

• Lymph Nodes

• Lymph Glands

What gland is located superior to the heart and shrinks with age?

• Spleen

• Tonsils

• Thymus

• Appendix

Where are all lymphocytes produced?

• thymus

• bone marrow

• tonsils

• spleen

What is the body's hypersensitive response to an outside substance that is otherwise harmless?

• autoimmune disease

• allergy

• lymphoma

• AIDS

Tonsils located near the nasopharynx.

• lingual tonsils
• palatine tonsils
• pharyngeal tonsils
• none of the above