Quiz 17, Semester 2, Massage, Version A

The lymphatic system provides a ________.

• pathway for fluids of the circulatory system to return to the heart

• mechanism for delivering nutrients to the cells of the body

• means for the body to metabolize alcohol

• location for the body to produce red and white blood cells

________ are the main transporting vessels that carry the lymph toward the lymph nodes.

• collectors

• ducts

• capillaries

• precollectors

________ are larger lymph vessels that empty into the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic duct.

• Precollectors

• Nodes

• Trunks

• Valves

________ is a cloudy liquid, consisting mostly of fats, that passes from the small intestines, through the lacteals, and into the lymph system.

• Capillary

• Chyle

• Bile

• Lymph

Lymph is derived from ________, which is itself derived from blood plasma.

• chyle

• lacteal

• lymphotome

• interstitial fluid

The ________ vessels transport fluid out of the lymph nodes.

• inguinal

• axillary

• afferent

• efferent

Lymph from the lower extremities flows toward the ________ lymph nodes, and then into the cisterna chili.

• occipital

• axillary

• inguinal

• cervical

It is estimated that superficial lymph circulation accounts for approximately ________ percent of the lymph in the body.

• 10

• 30

• 70

• 95

Superficial lymph circulation is divided into five drainage areas known as ________.

• lymph trunks

• lymph nodes

• chyles

• lymphotomes

_____ is the condition of excess fluid retained in tissues.

• Edema

• Hypotension

• Phagocytosis

• Lymphatic syndrome