Lymphatic system

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

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

Two main organs of the lymph system:

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

What is the function of the lymphatic system?

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

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

A soft tissue inside the bone that produces blood cells

• immune cells
• lymph nodes
• spleen
• bone marrow

If the valves in the lymphatic vessels stopped working, how would this disrupt homeostasis in the body?

• Tissue fluid would flow backwards, potentially causing edema, or tissue fluid build-up
• It would have no effect, because muscle action would still keep fluid flowing
• There are no valves in the lymphatic vessels
• Tissue fluid would flow too quickly, causing a heart attack due to the increased fluid flow to the heart

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