Lymphatic System Study Guide

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 part of the lymphatic system filters foreign material from blood and destroys old RBCs?

• spleen
• lymph nodes
• thymus 
• lymphatic vessels

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

What is the function of the lymphatic system?

• Drains tissue fluids, waste products & flights against infection.
• Prevent swelling
• Removes toxins & waste 
• Fights against infection 

Where do T cells mature?

• blood
• bone marrow
• thymus
• tonsils

Which of these is a thin, watery fluid, which forms when plasma diffuses into tissue spaces?

• cerebrospinal fluid
• lymph
• lacteals
• intracellular fluid

Which line of defense consists of physical and chemical barriers?

• 1^st line of defense

• 2^nd line of defense

• 3^rd line of defense

Which line of defense is the inflammatory response part of?

• 1^st line of defense

• 2^nd line of defense

• 3^rd line of defense

Which line of defense is specific?

• 1^st line of defense

• 2^nd line of defense

• 3^rd line of defense