System 2026 Exam All Answers
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lymphatic system - ANSWER ✔✔a body-wide network of vessels,
lymph nodes, & lymphoid organs that maintain fluid balance, support
immune defense, & transport certain nutrients (fats)
blind-ended lymph vessels - ANSWER ✔✔start as tiny capillaries in
tissues, collecting excess fluid
endothelium lymph vessels - ANSWER ✔✔thin layer of cells allows
easy entry of fluid, proteins, & immune cells
,low pressure lymph vessels - ANSWER ✔✔relies on skeletal muscle
movement, valves, & breathing to move lymph
lymph vessels: lacteals - ANSWER ✔✔specialized lymphatic
capillaries located inside the villi of the small intestine that absorb dietary
fats
lymph - ANSWER ✔✔clear fluid that comes from interstitial fluid &
moves through lymphatic vessels
composition of lymph - ANSWER ✔✔-water
-electrolytes
-small amounts of proteins
-WBCs (mainly lymphocytes)
-fats
lymphatic tissue & organs - ANSWER ✔✔-red bone marrow
,-thymus
-spleen
-lymph nodes
-nodules
red bone marrow - ANSWER ✔✔makes lymphocytes (immune cells)
where do B cells mature? - ANSWER ✔✔in the bone marrow
where do T cells mature? - ANSWER ✔✔start in bone marrow &
move to thymus
where do lymphocytes go to fight infections? - ANSWER ✔✔to the
lymph nodes, spleen & tonsils
what does bone marrow create? - ANSWER ✔✔immune cells that
run the lymphatic system
hematopoiesis - ANSWER ✔✔making blood cells in red bone marrow
thymus - ANSWER ✔✔primary lymphatic organ where T cells mature
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, location of thymus - ANSWER ✔✔behind the sternum, in the chest
functions of thymus - ANSWER ✔✔-matures T lymphocytes for
adaptive immunity
-prepares T cells to recognize & fight pathogens
what is the thymus essential for? - ANSWER ✔✔training T cells
before they enter the lymphatic system
spleen - ANSWER ✔✔secondary lymphatic organ that filters blood
functions of spleen - ANSWER ✔✔immune, blood cleanup, & fetal
hematopoiesis
functions of spleen: immune - ANSWER ✔✔contains lymphocytes
that detect & fight pathogens
function of spleen: blood cleanup - ANSWER ✔✔removes old or
damaged RBCs & platelets
function of spleen: fetal hematopoiesis - ANSWER ✔✔produces
blood cells before birth
what is the spleen essential for? - ANSWER ✔✔filtering blood &
supporting both immunity & blood cell maintenance