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A&P II Quiz 4 - Lymph & Immune System Study
Guide Solutions
Lymphatic System - Ans:✔✔-network of lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, organs and tissue
Lymphocytes - Ans:✔✔-leukocytes that are critical for immunity and are the primary cells of the
lymphatic system
1. Fluid recovery ... interstitial fluid
2. Immunity
3. Lipid absorption ... chylomicrons - Ans:✔✔-What are the three functions of the lymphatic system?
1. _________________ - fluid continually leaks from plasma in capillaries into extracellular fluid aka ...
_________________
2. _________________ - as lymphatics recover interstitial fluid, it also picks up foreign cells and
chemicals
- lymph nodes filter the fluid and remove anything that is harmful
3. _________________ - lymphatic vessels in the small intestine absorb dietary lipids in the form of
_________________
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Lymph, lymphatic vessels, lymphatic organs - Ans:✔✔-What are the 3 components of the Lymphatic
System?
Lymph
Protein
Chylomicrons & lymphocytes - Ans:✔✔-interstitial fluid that has entered a lymphatic vessel
-components: similar to blood plasma but low in _______________
-also contains: _________________ & _________________
Lymphatic Vessels
Interstital fluid
Lymph - Ans:✔✔-network of vessels that carry lymph
-there is continuous recycling of fluid from blood plasma to _________________ to __________ back to
blood
Valves & skeletal muscle
Tissues to heart - Ans:✔✔-Like veins, lymphatic vessels are under low pressure and rely on
____________ & _________________ pump to move fluid.
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Like venous blood, lymph moves in one direction: from _________________ to _________________.
Blood capillaries
closed
collecting vessels - Ans:✔✔-Lymphatic Capillaries:
-closely associated with _________________
-but unlike blood capillaries, lymphatic capillaries are _________________ at one end
-lymphatic capillaries converge to form _________________
Arteries and veins
Lymph nodes
Lymphatic Trunks - Ans:✔✔-Collecting Vessels:
-travel alongside _________________ & _________________
-_________________= lymphatic organs located along collecting vessels that filter and purify lymph
-collecting vessels converge to form larger _________________
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A&P II Quiz 4 - Lymph & Immune System Study
Guide Solutions
Lymphatic System - Ans:✔✔-network of lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, organs and tissue
Lymphocytes - Ans:✔✔-leukocytes that are critical for immunity and are the primary cells of the
lymphatic system
1. Fluid recovery ... interstitial fluid
2. Immunity
3. Lipid absorption ... chylomicrons - Ans:✔✔-What are the three functions of the lymphatic system?
1. _________________ - fluid continually leaks from plasma in capillaries into extracellular fluid aka ...
_________________
2. _________________ - as lymphatics recover interstitial fluid, it also picks up foreign cells and
chemicals
- lymph nodes filter the fluid and remove anything that is harmful
3. _________________ - lymphatic vessels in the small intestine absorb dietary lipids in the form of
_________________
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Lymph, lymphatic vessels, lymphatic organs - Ans:✔✔-What are the 3 components of the Lymphatic
System?
Lymph
Protein
Chylomicrons & lymphocytes - Ans:✔✔-interstitial fluid that has entered a lymphatic vessel
-components: similar to blood plasma but low in _______________
-also contains: _________________ & _________________
Lymphatic Vessels
Interstital fluid
Lymph - Ans:✔✔-network of vessels that carry lymph
-there is continuous recycling of fluid from blood plasma to _________________ to __________ back to
blood
Valves & skeletal muscle
Tissues to heart - Ans:✔✔-Like veins, lymphatic vessels are under low pressure and rely on
____________ & _________________ pump to move fluid.
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Like venous blood, lymph moves in one direction: from _________________ to _________________.
Blood capillaries
closed
collecting vessels - Ans:✔✔-Lymphatic Capillaries:
-closely associated with _________________
-but unlike blood capillaries, lymphatic capillaries are _________________ at one end
-lymphatic capillaries converge to form _________________
Arteries and veins
Lymph nodes
Lymphatic Trunks - Ans:✔✔-Collecting Vessels:
-travel alongside _________________ & _________________
-_________________= lymphatic organs located along collecting vessels that filter and purify lymph
-collecting vessels converge to form larger _________________
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