5.1 Lymphatic System

What are the drainage areas of the right lymphatic duct?

What is this structure called?

What are the structures at (a) called?

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-2

What do we call the bean-shaped structures that are scattered around the body as part of the lymphatic system?

• lymph capillaries

• tonsils

• spleen

• lymph nodes

A soft tissue inside the bone that produces blood cells

• immune cells
• lymph nodes
• spleen
• bone marrow

Which of these lymphatic trunks drain the drains all the lymph from the thorax?

• jugular trunk

• bronchomediastinal trunk

• lumbar trunk

• subclavian trunk

• intestinal trunk

Covid-19 vaccination is an example of which type of immunity?

• Naturally acquired active immunity

• Naturally acquired passive immunity

• Artificially acquired active immunity

• Artificially acquired passive immunity

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

• Plasma
• Lymph
• Blood

What is the function of lymph nodes?

• carry excess lymph fluid away from tissues

• drain lymph back into the circulatory system

• filter foreign particles from the lymph

• absorb fat from the gut

What is the function of the lymphatic system?

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