Protein containing fluid within lymphatic vessels

Lymph nodes

Stores blood platelets

Spleen

Receives lymph from most of the body .

Thoracic duct

Small organs intimately associated with lymphatic vessels

Lymph nodes

Largest lymphatic organ.

Spleen

Isolated clusters of lymph follicles found in the wall of the small intestine.

Peyer's patches

Small organs associated with lymphatic vessels are termed________.

Lymph nodes

Which of the following would NOT be classified as a lymphatic structure?

Pancreas
Spleen
Tonsils
Peyer's patches of the intestines

Pancreas

Which of the following statements regarding the thymus is not true?

It has follicles similar to those in the spleen

Lymph transport involves ALL BUT WHICH of the following?

Does not involve Smooth muscle contraction in the lymph capillary walls

The thymus is most active during?

Childhood

Which lympathetic structure drains lympth from the right upper limb and the right side of the head & thorax?

Right lympathetic duct

Which if the following is not a part of the lympathetic system?

Erythrocytes

The lympathetic capillaries are ______

More permeable than blood capillaries

Antibodies that act against a particular foreign substance are released by

Lymph nodes

Lymph leaves a lymph node via ______

Efferent lympathic vessels

Which cells become immunocompetent due to thymic hormones

Lymphocytes

Functions of the spleen include all of those below EXCEPT

Forming crypts that trap bacteria

When the lympathetic structures of a limb are blocked due to tumors, the result is

Severe localized edema distal to the blockage of that limb

Select the correct statement about lymphocytes

B cells produce plasma cells, which secrete antibodies into the blood

Select the correct statement about lymphoid tissue

Lymphoid tissue is predominantly reticular connective tissue

Lymphoid tissue that appears as a swelling of the mucosa in the oral cavity is called a __________.

Tonsil

Which of the following does NOT contain a mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue?

Thyymus

Peyer's patches are found in the _________.

Ileum of the small intestine

Lymph capillaries are absent in all except which of the following?

Digestive organs

What is a bubo?

An infected lymph node

The thymus is the only lymphoid organ that does NOT ________.

Directly fight antigens

Large clusters of lymph nodes occur in all of the following locations except the

Inguinal region
Cervical region
Auxiliary lower extremities

Lower extremities

Digestive tract-associated lymphatic tissue includes all of the following EXCEPT_______.

Prey's patches
Palatine tonsils
Lingual tonsils
Islets of langerhans

Which of the following is not a method that maintains lymph flow?

Capillary smooth muscle contraction

The tonsils located at the base of the tongue are the________.

Palatine tonsils

Which of the following is not a normal component of lymph?

Water
Plasma proteins
Red blood cells
Ions

Red blood cells

A sentinel node is?

The first node to receive lymph from an area suspected to be cancerous

Which of the Following are functions of lymphoid tissue?

House and provide a proliferation site for lymphocytes & furnish an idea surveillance vantage point for lymphocytes and macrophages

Which of the following is NOT a function of the lymphatic system?

Transporting respiratory gases

Which of the following is NOT a function of lymph nodes?

Produce lymph fluid and cerebrospinal fluid

The __________ Aretha simplest lymphoid organs and are found at the entrance to the pharynx.

Tonsils

The apex,tonsils,and peyer's patches are examples of __________.

Malt

Highly specialized lymph capillaries called________ are present in the villi of the intestinal mucosa.

Lacteals

Splenic _________ Pulp is primarily concerned with immune functions of the spleen.

White

Tonsils have blind ended structures called________.

Crypts

Thymic corpuscles are always found in the lighter -colored _________ regions of the thymus.

Medullary

The __________ pulp of the spleen forms cuffs around the central arteries.

White

Lymphatic_________ are formed from the union of the largest collecting vessels.

Trunks