front 1 Which of the main lymphatic ducts drains the lymph from the largest portion of the body? | back 1 Thoracic duct |
front 2 The lymphatic system lacks a pump. So lymph travels back to the heart much the same way as blood travels through the veins. True or False | back 2 True |
front 3 What are the major "truncks" of the lymphatic system? | back 3 lumbar, bronchomediastinal, subclavian, jugular trunks, and intestinal trunk |
front 4 Name the "lymphoid" cells? | back 4 Lymphocytes, macrophages, dendritic, reticular |
front 5 Which type of cell protects the body by producing plasma cells? | back 5 B cells (B lymphocytes) |
front 6 Describe they lymph nodes? | back 6 Hundreds of small organs, embedded in connective tissue, not ordinarily seen |
front 7 What ar the functions of the lymph nodes? | back 7 Act as lymph filters, activate the immune system |
front 8 What are the organs of the lymphatic system? | back 8 Spleen, thymus gland, tonsiils, peyer;s patches of the intestines, bits of lymphatic tissue. |
front 9 Which organ of the lymphatic system is a soft, fist-sized organ with a very rich blood supply? | back 9 Spleen |
front 10 Which of the lymphatic organs is a bi-lobed organ very important in the early years of development? | back 10 Thymus gland |
front 11 which of the lymphatic organs is the simpllest,, and are named according to their location? | back 11 Tonsils |