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

 A lymphatic structure located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen is called ?

• Lymph
• Lymph fluid
• Spleen

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

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c

d

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a

Spleen

Tonisls

Lymph Vessels

Thymus

Lymph Nodes

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b

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d

Tonsils

Spleen

Thymus

Peyer's Patches

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The lymphatic system is closely associated with is the ​ ​ (a)   system?

• cardiovascular
• Endocrine
• Skeletal

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