front 1 Both lymph and venous blood flow are heavily dependent on ________. | back 1 skeletal muscle contraction and differences in thoracic pressures due to respiration movement |
front 2 Largest lymphatic organ | back 2 Spleen |
front 3 Antibodies that act against a particular foreign substance are released by ________________. | back 3 plasma cells |
front 4 Name 3 lymphatic tissues that are considered mucosa-associated | back 4 tonsils,Peyer's Patches and appendix |
front 5 Because lymph vessels are very low pressure conduits, movements of adjacent tissues are important in propelling lymph through lymphatics
| back 5 True |
front 6 Receives lymph from most of the body | back 6 Thoracic duct |
front 7 Digested fats are absorbed from the intestine by lymph capillaries (T or False) | back 7 True |
front 8 Isolated clusters of lymph follicles found in the wall of the small intestine | back 8 Peyer's patches |
front 9 The thymus is the only lymphoid organ that does not __________. | back 9 directly fight antigens |
front 10 What effect does age have on the size of the thymus? | back 10 it initially increases in size and then decreases in size from adolescence through old age |
front 11 Lymphatic capillaries are permeable to proteins (T or F) | back 11 True |
front 12 What cells produce plasma cells, which secrete antibodies into the blood? | back 12 B cells |
front 13 Which lymphatic organ stores blood platelets? | back 13 spleen |
front 14 Small organs associated with lymphatic vessels are called ________. | back 14 lymph nodes |
front 15 Protein containing fluid within lymphatic vessels | back 15 Lymph |
front 16 The tonsils located at the base of the tongue are the _________. | back 16 lingual tonsils |
front 17 What is bubo? | back 17 an infected Peyer's patch |
front 18 Which lymphatic structure drains lymph from the right upper limb and the right side of the head and thorax? | back 18 right lymphatic duct |
front 19 Lymphoid tissue is predominately reticular connective tissue (T or F) | back 19 True |
front 20 Which cells become immunocompetent due to thymic hormones? | back 20 lymphocytes |
front 21 The thymus is the most active during _____. | back 21 childhood |