Lymphatic System Test Prep

The largest lymphatic structure is?

• Lymph
• tonsils
• Spleen

Which organ stores blood platelets?

• Stomach

• Spleen

• Lymph Node

• Thoracic Duct

What is the protein containing fluid within the lymphatic vessels?

• Platelets

• blood

• lymph

• Peyer's Patch

Which of the following statements regarding lymphatic vessels is NOT true?

• Lymphatic vessels have valves to ensure forward movement of lymph.

• There are only two large lymphatic ducts, the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct.

• The smallest lymphatic vessels are called lymphatic capillaries.

• The thoracic duct drains the right arm and right side of the neck and chest.

Of the two collecting ducts in your lymphatic system, which one drains more lymph?

• left lymphatic duct

• right cervical duct

• thoracic duct

• right lymphatic duct

The ________ is a small organ intimately associated with the lymphatic vessels.

• Lymph Nodes

• Spleen

• Peyer's Patch

• Brain

Isolated clusters of lymph follicles found in the wall of the small intestine.

• Peyer's patches

• Thoracic duct

• Lymph nodes

• Spleen

The thymus is most active during ________.

• fetal development

• childhood

• middle age

• old age

Which lymphatic structure drains lymph from the right side of the head and right upper limbs?

• Coronary veins

• Lumbar Trunk

• Thoracic Duct

• Right lymphatic duct

How is the thymus effected by age?

• The older you get the bigger it gets.

• The older you get the smaller it gets.

• It gets larger during your early years, then starts getting smaller as you get older.

• Age has no effects on age