Ch.20

The most important function(s) of the lymphatic system is/are:

Lymphatic capillaries that operate in the villi of the small intestine are called:

Lymph from the entire body drains into the thoracic duct, EXCEPT lymph from the:

What are the differences between lymphatics and veins?

If lymphatic return is BLOCKED, what will occur?

Lymphatic circulation is maintained by what?

Lymphatic circulation begins with lymphatic:

The lymphatic system could be referred to as a specialized component of what system?

Lmyphatic vessels, unlike vessels in the blood vascular system, do not form a:

Both lymph and interstitial fluid closley resemble ____ _____ in composition.

Lymph does not have a clotting ability similiar to that of:

The milky lymph found in lacteals after digestion is called:

A dialated structure on the thoracic duct that serves as a storage area for lymph moving toward its point of entry into the venous system is the:

Activities that result in central movement, or flow, of lymph are called:

The small depression of a lymph node from which the efferent lymph vessel arises is termed the:

The lymph nodes located in front of the ear are called the:

An infection of a lymph node is called:

The lymphatic tissue of lymph nodes serves as the final maturation site for:

Most lymph nodes occur in:

Cortical nodules are composed of packed lymphocytes that surrouns an area called the:

Over 85% of the lymph from the breast enters lymph nodes of the:

*Lymphatics that originate in & drain the skin over the breast, with exception of the areola & nipple.
*Lymphatics that originate in & drain the substance of the breast itself, including the skin of the areola & nipple.

Adenoids are swollen:

The thymus secretes:

The thymus is located:

As a person ages, the thymus:

What removes imperfect platelets from the blood?

a term that refers to a tumor of the cells of lymphoid tissue

A middle ear infection is known as

Septicemia is also known as

Lymphedema may be caused by small parasitic worms called _____ that infest the lymph nodes.

Two principle categories of lymphomas are ______ & _______ lymphoma.

Palatine, pharyngeal, tubal, & linguals are examples of:

Hematopoiesis:

Destorys worn-out RBCs

Located in the mediastinum:

Serves as a resivour for blood

T-lymphocytes

Largest at puberty

The cisterna chyli is a dialated structure on the thoracic duct that serves as a storage area for lymph moving into the:

Healthy capillaries "leak"

Thoracic duct lymph is "pumped" into the venous system during:

Lymphedema is swelling due to an accumulation of:

Location below diaphragm, above left kidney & descending colon & behind the fundus of the stomach:

Lymph from the entire body, except the upper right quadrant, drains eventually into the:

*Transporting interstitial fluid back to bloodstream.
*Providing immunological defenses.
*Transporting absorbed fats from the intestine to the blood.

DOES NOT filter metabolic wastes.

Increased external pressure from muscle contraction also increases lymphatic pressure, which results in keeping lymph moving in only one direction!