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WorksheetsHDT Lymphatic System
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The lymphatic structure that closely parallell veins are called?
a)
Capillaries
b)
Lymph
c)
Lymph Vessels
2.
A lymphatic structure located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen is called ?
a)
Lymph
b)
Lymph fluid
c)
Spleen
3.
The tiny oval shaped lymph structure located throughout the body are known as?
a)
Lymph nodes
b)
Spleen
c)
Lymph fluid
4.
The largest lymphatic structure is?
a)
Lymph
b)
tonsils
c)
Spleen
5.
What is the medical term for watery fluid inside the lympathic vessels?
a)
Plasma
b)
Lymph
c)
Blood
6.
What part of the lymphatic system filters foreign material from blood and destroys old RBCs?
a)
spleen
b)
lymph nodes
c)
thymus
d)
lymphatic vessels
7.
The structure of a lymphatic vessel is most similar to that of a(n)
a)
Artery
b)
arteriole
c)
vein
d)
capillary
8.
How is lymph moved through lymphatic vessels?
a)
Contractions of the small intestine
b)
Blood cells carry lymph through the vessels
c)
Contractions of the heart
d)
Contractions of skeletal muscle around the vessels
9.
What is the function of the lymphatic system?
a)
Drains tissue fluids, waste products & flights against infection.
b)
Prevent swelling
c)
Removes toxins & waste
d)
Fights against infection
10.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic system?
a)
removes excess fluid from around organs
b)
absorbs/transports fats
c)
circulates blood
d)
produces white blood cells
11.
A soft tissue inside the bone that produces blood cells
a)
immune cells
b)
lymph nodes
c)
spleen
d)
bone marrow
12.
Which word best describes the relationship between the lymphatic system and the circulatory system?
a)
antagonistic
b)
complementary
c)
independent
d)
redundant
13.
If the valves in the lymphatic vessels stopped working, how would this disrupt homeostasis in the body?
a)
Tissue fluid would flow backwards, potentially causing edema, or tissue fluid build-up
b)
It would have no effect, because muscle action would still keep fluid flowing
c)
There are no valves in the lymphatic vessels
d)
Tissue fluid would flow too quickly, causing a heart attack due to the increased fluid flow to the heart
14.
Capsular extensions of the lymph node, which divide the node internally into a series of compartments with germinal centers, are called ____
a)
vili
b)
trabeculae
c)
lymph sinuses
d)
lacteals
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