A&P Lymphatic Quiz

Select the correct statement about lymphocytes.

B cells produce plasma cells, which secrete antibodies into the blood.

There are more efferent lymphatic vessels leaving a lymph node than there are afferent vessels entering a lymph node.

False

Select the correct statement about lymph transport.

Lymph transport depends on the movement of adjacent tissues, such as skeletal muscles.

What is a bubo?

an infected lymph node

Which of the following is NOT a method that maintains lymph flow?

capillary smooth muscle contraction

The thymus is most active during ________.

childhood

Lymph leaves a lymph node via ________.

efferent lymphatic vessels

Which of the following is NOT a part of the lymphatic system?

erythrocytes

In the spleen, red pulp is involved in the immune functions and white pulp is involved in disposing of worn-out RBCs.

false

Like blood, lymph flows both to and from the heart.

false

Peyer's patches are clusters of lymphoid tissue found primarily in the large intestine.

false

The cisterna chyli collects lymph from the lumbar trunks draining the upper limbs and from the intestinal trunk draining the digestive organs.

false

Functions of the spleen include all of those below except ________. removal of old or defective blood cells from the blood storage of iron storage of blood platelets forming crypts that trap bacteria

forming crypts that trap bacteria

Peyer's patches are found in the ________.

ileum of the small intestine

The tonsils located at the base of the tongue are the ________.

lingual tonsils

Large clusters of lymph nodes occur in all of the following locations except the ________.

lower extremities

Small organs associated with lymphatic vessels are termed ________.

lymph nodes

Which of the following would NOT be classified as a lymphoid organ?

pancreas

Which of the following would not be classified as a lymphatic structure?

pancreas

Which lymphatic structure drains lymph from the right upper limb and the right side of the head and thorax?

right lymphatic duct

When the lymphatic structures of a limb are blocked due to tumors, the result is ________.

severe localized edema distal to the blockage of that limb

Which of the following structures is NOT considered mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)?

thymus

Because lymph vessels are very low-pressure conduits, movements of adjacent tissues are important in propelling lymph through the lymphatics.

true