WorksheetsEarly Lymph Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The two primary lymphatic organs are:
The major functions of lymph include:
transports clean fluids back to the blood
drains excess fluids from tissues
Removes wastes, toxins, and other harmful substances from cells of body
transports fats from digestive system
all of the above
Lymph leaves the node through
efferent vessels
afferent vessels
Lymph is derived from:
Plasma
Serous fluid
Cerumen
Interstitial fluid
Which structure undergoes atrophy over time?
lymph nodes
tonsils
spleen
thymus
The movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration, tending to equalize the concentrations of the water.
Osmosis
Active Transport
Diffusion
Tonicity
Hydrostatic pressure
is an outward pressure
is constant through out capillary
of the blood pushing out is greater at venules end than the osmotic pressure pushing in
Which of these describes edema?
is an accumulation of fluid on interstitial space
is due to increased filtration out of the capilaries
is caused by blockage of lymphatic drainage
is due to increased of protein in the blood
___ pressure is responsible for forcing fluid out of capillaries while ___ pressure is responsible for drawing fluid back in to the capillaries.
hydrostatic; active transport
osmotic; hydrostatic
hydrostatic; osmotic
osmotic; active transport
