National Health Science Exam – Comprehensive Study Guide & Practice
Questions
Which of these items are contained in lymph? - correct answer ✔✔White blood cells
Which of the following is true of lymphatic vessels? - correct answer ✔✔They are located in
organs and muscles that have blood vessels.
Toward what area of the body does lymph flow? - correct answer ✔✔Heart
Which of these vessels drains the lymph from all parts of the body except the right side of the
chest? - correct answer ✔✔Thoracic duct
How is lymph moved through lymphatic vessels? - correct answer ✔✔Contractions of skeletal
muscle around the vessels
What is the purpose of antibodies? - correct answer ✔✔fight infection
Where are antibodies produced? - correct answer ✔✔lymph nodes
Which tissue produces lymphocytes and filters out impurities and harmful substances? - correct
answer ✔✔Lymph nodes
Which lymphatic tissue destroys and removes old red blood cells? - correct answer ✔✔Spleen
What is the purpose of the thymus? - correct answer ✔✔To protect against childhood disease.
Questions
Which of these items are contained in lymph? - correct answer ✔✔White blood cells
Which of the following is true of lymphatic vessels? - correct answer ✔✔They are located in
organs and muscles that have blood vessels.
Toward what area of the body does lymph flow? - correct answer ✔✔Heart
Which of these vessels drains the lymph from all parts of the body except the right side of the
chest? - correct answer ✔✔Thoracic duct
How is lymph moved through lymphatic vessels? - correct answer ✔✔Contractions of skeletal
muscle around the vessels
What is the purpose of antibodies? - correct answer ✔✔fight infection
Where are antibodies produced? - correct answer ✔✔lymph nodes
Which tissue produces lymphocytes and filters out impurities and harmful substances? - correct
answer ✔✔Lymph nodes
Which lymphatic tissue destroys and removes old red blood cells? - correct answer ✔✔Spleen
What is the purpose of the thymus? - correct answer ✔✔To protect against childhood disease.
