Lymphatic System

What is the purpose of antibodies?

• To pump lymph through the vessels
• To create lymph
• To fight infection
• To remove old red blood cells

The lymphatic structure that closely parallell veins are called?

• Capillaries
• Lymph
• Lymph Vessels

The tiny oval shaped lymph structure located throughout the body are known as?

• Lymph nodes
• Spleen
• Lymph fluid

What is the medical term for watery fluid inside the lympathic vessels?

• Plasma
• Lymph
• Blood

How is lymph moved through lymphatic vessels?

• Contractions of the small intestine
• Blood cells carry lymph through the vessels
• Contractions of the heart
• Contractions of skeletal muscle around the vessels

Two main organs of the lymph system:

• Thymus & Pancreas
• Pancreas & Thyroid
• Spleen & Thymus
• Tonsils & Thyroid

Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic system?

• removes excess fluid from around organs
• absorbs/transports fats
• circulates blood
• produces white blood cells

Which of the following cells are responsible for fighting diseases? 

• White Blood Cells
• Red Blood Cells

What "happens" in the lymph nodes?

• Excess glucose in the lymph is stored in the liver
• Carbon dioxide is removed from the lymph and passed to the lungs for exhalation
• Lymph is oxgenated and pumped through the body
• Lymph is cleaned of foreign antigens and debris

Special lymphatic vessels that absorb fats and transport them from the digestive tract to the blood are called ____.

• peyer"s patch

• vili

• trabeculae

• lacteals