Exercise 33
Which tonsils are located at the back of tongue?
Lingual Tonsils
Once tissue fluid enters the lymphatic vessels, what is it called?
Lymph
What is the name of the vessels that carry lymph from the lymphatic capillaries to the veins?
Lymphatics
What is the name of the inner region of a lymph node?
Medulla
Which tonsils are found on the sides of the oral cavity?
Palatine Tonsils
The adenoids are enlarged____tonisls
Pharyngeal
What part of the spleen is involved in producing lymphocytes?
White pulp
In an analysis of breast cancer, lymph nodes of the axillary region are removed and a biopsy is performed. The removal of the nodes is done to determine if cancer has spread from the breast to other regions of the body. What effect would the removal of lymph nodes have on the drainage of the pectoral region?
Cause edema of the pectoral region
What kind of vessel takes lymph away from a lymph node?
Efferent Lymphatics
What cell type makes up the endothelium of capillaries?
Simple squamous epithelium
Blood is filtered by which lymphatic organ in the adult?
Spleen
Where do T cells mature?
Thymus gland