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Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test: The Lymphatic System, Lymphoid Organs and Tissues
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Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test: The Lymphatic System, Lymphoid Organs and Tissues
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1. Which of the following is not a function of lymph nodes?
2. Which of the following is not a function of the lymphatic system?
3. The lymphatic capillaries function to absorb the excess protein-containing interstitial fluid and return it to the bloodstream.
4. The tonsils located at the base of the tongue are the ________.
5. What effect does age have on the size of the thymus?
6. Lymph always flows away from the heart.
7. Which of the following is not a method that maintains lymph flow?
8. If even a small part of the spleen is left in a ten-year-old child, it will most likely regenerate itself.
9. Digestive tract-associated lymphatic tissue includes all of the following except ________.
10. Functions of the spleen include all of those below except ________.
11. All lymphatic organs are composed of epithelial tissue.
12. Peyerʹs patches are clusters of lymphoid tissue found primarily in the large intestine.
13. Digested fats are absorbed from the intestine by the lymph capillaries.
14. Lymphocytes reside temporarily in lymphoid tissue, then move to other parts of the body.
15. Lymph capillaries are absent in all but which of the following?
16. The lymphatic capillaries are ________.
17. The cisterna chyli collects lymph from the lumbar trunks draining the upper limbs and from the intestinal trunk draining the digestive organs.
18. About 3 liters of fluid are lost to the tissue spaces every 24 hours and are returned to the bloodstream as lymph.
19. Which of the following is not a normal component of lymph?
20. The distal portion of the small intestine contains clumps of lymph follicles called ________.
21. Antibodies that act against a particular foreign substance are released by ________.
22. The thymus is most active during ________.
23. Select the correct statement about lymph transport.
24. When tissues are inflamed, lymphatic capillaries develop openings that permit uptake of large particles such as cell debris, pathogens, and cancer cells.
25. What is a bubo?

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