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WorksheetsThe Lymphatic System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What are the two main organs of the lymph system?
Thymus & Pancreas
Spleen & Thymus
Pancreas & Thyroid
Tonsils & Tyroid
Select the functions of the lymphatic system
Protect the body against foreign organisms
Destroy or neutralize pathogens that cause disease
Act as body defense and resistance to disease
Drain body fluids and return them to bloodstream
Absorbs fats and fat-soluble
Lymphatic circulation is made up of:
Lymph vessels
Blood vessels
Lymph nodes
Thymus, tonsils, and spleen
Antibodies
Together with the lymphoid organs and tissues, provide the structural basis of the ____ ____.
Circulatory system
Immune system
Respiratory system
Digestive system
What do lymph nodes produce?
Lymphocytes
Nutrients
Pathogens
Blood plasma
What are the distinct masses in the throat called that are lymphatic tissue?
Tonsils
Spleen
Thymus
Where is the Thymus gland located?
Left hypochondriac region, inferior to the diaphragm
The anterior neck between inferior thyroid and fourth intercostal
Underneath the sternum between the lungs
What is the spleen responsible for?
Blood reservoir
Defence
Hematopoiesis
Recycling of RBC’s and platelets
vitamin D production
What is known as the blood reservoir?
Tonsils
Spleen
Blood cells
Thymus
Which is true about the thymus?
It makes B cells
It makes T cells
It stops working as you age
All of the above are correct
