Quiz - CH-21 (The Lymphatic System) - ANATOMY

Lymph returning from the right foot passes through both the _________ and the ________on its way to the veins.

right lumbar trunk; thoracic duct

T-lymphocytes become immunocompetent and self-tolerant in the _______ and protect the body from pathogens / threats found mostly _______ the body’s cells.

thymus; inside

_________ is an example of a lymphocyte, _________ is an example of lymphoid tissue, and _________ is an example of a lymphoid organ.

a T-cell; MALT; the thymus

Which of the following is not a normal component of lymph?

red blood cells

All of the following are ways in which lymph is moved through lymph vessels except:

the pressure generated by the heart.

The lymphatic capillaries are

more permeable to water and blood proteins than blood capillaries.

Lymph capillaries in the digestive system are unique because they:

absorb a mixture of lymph and lipids (fat) called chyle.

The largest kind of lymphatic vessel is a lymphatic

duct.

Lymph vessels drain lymph from all the lymphoid organs (simply because lymph vessels drain almost all organs of the body). However, lymph vessels enter (empty into) only one type of lymphoid organ. The only organ with such afferent lymph vessels is ______________.

a lymph node

The sac-like initial portion of the thoracic duct is the

cisterna chyli.