Wound Care Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is lymphatic insufficiency - CORRECT ANSWER •decrease in reabsorption or a decrease
in transport capacity of the lymphatic system.
How to know if it is an inherited genetic mutation vs autosomal dominant (primary) - CORRECT
ANSWER Autosomal dominant starts with M or L
Spleen - CORRECT ANSWER Lymphocyte proliferation / immune response / Blood cleaner
Thymus - CORRECT ANSWER Thymosin and thymopoietin / Enables T lymph (does not
directly fight)
Lymph pathway - CORRECT ANSWER Lymph cap - Lymph pre - collect - ducts - trunks
What is the overlapping junction in the lymph - CORRECT ANSWER The inlet (lets in big
protein)
Does a lymph capillary have valves - CORRECT ANSWER No
Collector layers - CORRECT ANSWER intima, media, and adventitia
What is between two lymph valves - CORRECT ANSWER lymphangion (10-12 CPM)
-2/3 pump power is autonomic and 1/3 is manual
Do deep vessels cross water sheds - CORRECT ANSWER No
How many lymph nodes in the body - CORRECT ANSWER 700
, Afferent to what part of lymph node - CORRECT ANSWER Convex
Who has more vessels, afferent or efferent - CORRECT ANSWER Afferent > efferent
Connections from lymph to venous system - CORRECT ANSWER -Left: TD (does all LE and
half of trunk and UE / head)
-Right: RLD
Reabsorbsion vs Filtration - CORRECT ANSWER Re: From intersticial space to capillaries
Fil: From cap to inter
Lymph stages - CORRECT ANSWER Stage x 2 (depth)
(3=10- = 20+)
Most common lymph - CORRECT ANSWER Lymphedema praecox (common primary lymph /
common in young girls)
What can cause bilateral lymph - CORRECT ANSWER -Systemic dis: CHF
-Use SSB after CHF is controlled and infection is treated
Lip - CORRECT ANSWER No feet / often BLE / BUE+BLE / No pit / Secondary lymph can
develop
Unique causes for LE lymph - CORRECT ANSWER -Preg (multi)
-Abd surgery
-Kidney / liver / cardiac issue
-Hypertension
-DM
Primary form of lymph diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER Lymphoscintigraphy: Tracer protein
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is lymphatic insufficiency - CORRECT ANSWER •decrease in reabsorption or a decrease
in transport capacity of the lymphatic system.
How to know if it is an inherited genetic mutation vs autosomal dominant (primary) - CORRECT
ANSWER Autosomal dominant starts with M or L
Spleen - CORRECT ANSWER Lymphocyte proliferation / immune response / Blood cleaner
Thymus - CORRECT ANSWER Thymosin and thymopoietin / Enables T lymph (does not
directly fight)
Lymph pathway - CORRECT ANSWER Lymph cap - Lymph pre - collect - ducts - trunks
What is the overlapping junction in the lymph - CORRECT ANSWER The inlet (lets in big
protein)
Does a lymph capillary have valves - CORRECT ANSWER No
Collector layers - CORRECT ANSWER intima, media, and adventitia
What is between two lymph valves - CORRECT ANSWER lymphangion (10-12 CPM)
-2/3 pump power is autonomic and 1/3 is manual
Do deep vessels cross water sheds - CORRECT ANSWER No
How many lymph nodes in the body - CORRECT ANSWER 700
, Afferent to what part of lymph node - CORRECT ANSWER Convex
Who has more vessels, afferent or efferent - CORRECT ANSWER Afferent > efferent
Connections from lymph to venous system - CORRECT ANSWER -Left: TD (does all LE and
half of trunk and UE / head)
-Right: RLD
Reabsorbsion vs Filtration - CORRECT ANSWER Re: From intersticial space to capillaries
Fil: From cap to inter
Lymph stages - CORRECT ANSWER Stage x 2 (depth)
(3=10- = 20+)
Most common lymph - CORRECT ANSWER Lymphedema praecox (common primary lymph /
common in young girls)
What can cause bilateral lymph - CORRECT ANSWER -Systemic dis: CHF
-Use SSB after CHF is controlled and infection is treated
Lip - CORRECT ANSWER No feet / often BLE / BUE+BLE / No pit / Secondary lymph can
develop
Unique causes for LE lymph - CORRECT ANSWER -Preg (multi)
-Abd surgery
-Kidney / liver / cardiac issue
-Hypertension
-DM
Primary form of lymph diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER Lymphoscintigraphy: Tracer protein
