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anatomy tv- exam 3 review (lymphatic system &
immunity) practice questions and answers
which of the following are functions of the lymphatic system?
-fluid balance
-transport
-immunity
-hunger
-co-ordination
-metabolism - Ans:✔✔--fluid balance
-immunity
(-transport)
everyday around 30 liters of interstitial fluid leaves the arterial capillaries, but how many liters return to
the venous capillaries? - Ans:✔✔-27
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innate immunity describes the body's ability to recognize and respond to specific foreign substances and
involves lymphocytes, known as B cells and T cells
T or F - Ans:✔✔-false
what are the lymphatic capillaries within the small intestine that can absorb large lipid molecules and
transport them into the venous capillaries, via the thoracic duct, known as:
-lacteals
-trabecular sinuses
-cisterna chyli
-chyle
-gut associated lymphoid tissue - Ans:✔✔-lacteals
which lymphatic trunk drains lymph from the head and neck, and on the left drains into the thoracic
duct, and on the right, forms the right lymphatic duct
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-subclavian trunk
-jugular trunk
-lumbar trunk
-mediastinal trunk
-bronchomediastinal trunk - Ans:✔✔-jugular trunk
lymphatic vessels eventually unite to form the two main ducts: thoracic duct & R. lymphatic duct. which
vein do they drain into?
-brachiocephalic vein
-subclavian vein
-internal jugular vein
-superior vena cava
-axillary vein - Ans:✔✔-subclavian vein
which THREE trunks unite to form the right lymphatic duct?
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-right jugular trunk
-right subclavian trunk
-thoracic duct
-right bronchomediastinal trunk
-intestinal trunk - Ans:✔✔--right subclavian trunk
-right jugular trunk
-bronchomediastinal trunk
lymphatic cells are generated in which of the following areas?
-spongy bone
-compact bone
-red bone marrow
-yellow bone marrow - Ans:✔✔-red bone marrow
multipoint stem cells mature into two types of cells:
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