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The Lymphatic System and LymphoidOrgans and Tissues Exam Questions
And Answers
1) Small organs associated with lymphatic vessels are termed
________.
A) lymph follicles
B) lymph nodes
C) axillary nodes
D) cisterna chyli - - correct answer ✅B) lymph nodes
2) Which of the following would not be classified as a lymphatic
structure?
A) pancreas
B) spleen
C) tonsils
D) Peyer's patches of the intestine - - correct answer ✅A) pancreas
3) The distal portion of the small intestine contains clumps of lymph
follicles called ________.
A) islets of Langerhans
B) Peyer's patches
C) rugae
D) villi - - correct answer ✅B) Peyer's patches
,The Lymphatic System and Lymphoid
Organs and Tissues Exam Questions
And Answers
4) Both lymph and venous blood flow are heavily dependent on
________.
A) the pumping action of the heart
B) skeletal muscle contractions and differences in thoracic
pressures due to respiratory movement
C) contraction of the vessels themselves
D) two-way valves - - correct answer ✅B) skeletal muscle
contractions and differences in thoracic pressures due to
respiratory movement
5) The thymus is most active during ________.
A) fetal development
B) childhood
C) middle age
D) old age - - correct answer ✅B) childhood
6) Which lymphatic structure drains lymph from the right upper
limb and the right side of the head and thorax?
A) lumbar trunk
, The Lymphatic System and Lymphoid
Organs and Tissues Exam Questions
And Answers
B) thoracic duct
C) right lymphatic duct
D) cisterna chyli - - correct answer ✅C) right lymphatic duct
7) What effect does age have on the size of the thymus?
A) The size of the thymus increases continuously from birth to
death.
B) The size of the thymus decreases continuously from birth to
death.
C) The thymus is not affected by age.
D) The thymus initially increases in size and then decreases in size
from adolescence through old age. - - correct answer ✅D) The
thymus initially increases in size and then decreases in size from
adolescence through old age.
8) The lymphatic capillaries are ________.
A) more permeable than blood capillaries
B) less permeable than blood capillaries
C) as permeable as blood capillaries
D) completely impermeable - - correct answer ✅A) more
permeable than blood capillaries
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