WorksheetsLymphatic System
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is a thin, watery fluid, which forms when plasma diffuses into tissue spaces?
a)
cerebrospinal fluid
b)
lymph
c)
lacteals
d)
intracellular fluid
2.
Where are lymphatic vessels located?
a)
only in the thoracic region
b)
only in the lower extremities
c)
in almost all areas of the body that have blood vessels
d)
only in the right side of head & neck, right side of chest & right arm
3.
What do lymphatic vessels have that keep lymph flowing in only one direction?
a)
one way valves
b)
peristalsis
c)
smooth muscle
d)
pressure from contraction of the heart
4.
What causes lymph to flow through the lymphatic vessels?
a)
contraction of cardiac muscle
b)
contraction of smooth muscle
c)
contraction of skeletal muscle
d)
all of the above
5.
Which of these are specialized lymphatic capillaries in the small intestine, that pick up digested fats & lipids?
a)
cisterna chyli
b)
thoracic duct
c)
lacteals
d)
thymus
6.
When lymph fluid mixes with digested lipids/fats, what is it called?
a)
chyme
b)
lipochyme
c)
chyle
d)
digestive juices
7.
Chyle enters the blood stream though which structure?
a)
right lymphatic duct
b)
left lymphatic duct
c)
thoracic duct
d)
abdominal duct
8.
Which are small round or oval masses located throughout the body, commonly called "glands?"
a)
lacteals
b)
lymph nodes
c)
cisterna chyli
d)
none of the above
9.
What is the function of the lymph nodes?
a)
production of thrombocytes
b)
production of erythrocytes
c)
reservoir for blood
d)
filter lymph & remove impurities
10.
Which lymphatic duct receives lymph from the right side of head, neck, right arm & right chest?
a)
thoracic duct
b)
right thoracic duct
c)
right lymphatic duct
d)
right thoracic vessel
11.
The right lymphatic duct returns purified lymph into circulation via which vein?
a)
right internal jugular vein
b)
inferior vena cava
c)
right subclavian vein
d)
left subclavian vein
12.
Which lymphatic duct drains lymph from all areas of the body, except right head & neck, right arm & right chest?
a)
right lymphatic duct
b)
left lymphatic duct
c)
thoracic duct
d)
abdominal duct
13.
The thoracic duct returns purified lymph to circulation through which vein?
a)
Right subclavian vein
b)
Left subclavian vein
c)
Splenic vein
d)
Left basilic vein
14.
What is the enlarged pouchlike structure at start of thoracic duct, which stores purified lymph?
a)
tonsils
b)
spleen
c)
thymus
d)
cisterna chyli
15.
Which tonsils are located on each side of the soft palate?
a)
pharyngeal tonsils
b)
lingual tonsils
c)
palatine tonsils
d)
buccal tonsils
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