1. True or False: Lymph flows from the heart out to the tissues via the lymphatic vessels.
Answer: false
2. True or False: Fluid inside tissues that is not returned via the veins isreturned to the heart
through the lymph system.
Answer: true
3. True or False: Lymph fluid moves in the following order: Lymphatic Duct’lymph vessels ’
Lymph capillaries ’ Veins:
Answer false
Correct Order:
lymph capillaries-vessels-lymph ducts-subclavian vein
4. A patient has lymphedema in his left arm. What lymph vessel would mostlikely be
obstructed?
Answer: Thoracic Duct
5. Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning lymph nodes?
A. The groin contains a large grouping of lymph nodes.
B. The axilla contains a large grouping of lymph nodes.
C. A lymph node is an encapsulated fibrous connective tissue with incomingand outgoing
vessels.
D. There are more efferent vessels than afferent vessels.
E. A&B are False.
Answer: D. There are more efferent vessels than afferent vessels.
6. Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning the spleen?
A. It is found in the left side of the abdomen.
B. It acts as to remove old platelets in the blood.
C. It has many efferent and afferent lymph vessels. it has one incoming arteryand one
outgoing vein
D. It is divided into regions called lobules.
E. A&B are False
Answer: C. It has many efferent and afferent lymph vessels. It hasone incoming artery and one
outgoing artery.
7. Blood enters the spleen via the .
Answer: Splenic artery
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