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What is the primary function of lacteals?
What is the primary function of lacteals?
- To pick up interstitial fluid and dietary lipids (correct)
- To filter out waste products from the blood
- To produce immune cells
- To transport oxygenated blood to the body
What is the characteristic of the lymph in the lacteals?
What is the characteristic of the lymph in the lacteals?
- It has a milky color (correct)
- It has a clear color
- It has a reddish color
- It has a yellowish color
What is the main difference between lymphatic vessels and veins?
What is the main difference between lymphatic vessels and veins?
- Lymphatic vessels have a single-layered wall
- Lymphatic vessels have a thicker wall
- Lymphatic vessels have a three-layered wall, but thinner than veins (correct)
- Lymphatic vessels have fewer valves
Which lymphatic duct drains lymph from the lower limbs and pelvic cavity?
Which lymphatic duct drains lymph from the lower limbs and pelvic cavity?
What is the term for the dilated sac at the beginning of the thoracic duct?
What is the term for the dilated sac at the beginning of the thoracic duct?
What is another name for lymphatic cells?
What is another name for lymphatic cells?
What is the primary function of the lymphatic system in regards to tissue fluid?
What is the primary function of the lymphatic system in regards to tissue fluid?
What is the primary mechanism by which dietary lipids are transported in the lymphatic system?
What is the primary mechanism by which dietary lipids are transported in the lymphatic system?
Which of the following organs is NOT part of the lymphatic system?
Which of the following organs is NOT part of the lymphatic system?
What is the characteristic of lymphatic capillaries that allows them to absorb larger particles?
What is the characteristic of lymphatic capillaries that allows them to absorb larger particles?
What is the role of lymph nodes in the lymphatic system?
What is the role of lymph nodes in the lymphatic system?
Which of the following is a function of the lymphatic system?
Which of the following is a function of the lymphatic system?
Which lymphatic organ is the largest in the body?
Which lymphatic organ is the largest in the body?
What is the function of lymphatic nodules?
What is the function of lymphatic nodules?
What is the shape of lymph nodes?
What is the shape of lymph nodes?
Where are lymph nodes typically found?
Where are lymph nodes typically found?
What is the location of the thymus gland?
What is the location of the thymus gland?
What type of cells are macrophages?
What type of cells are macrophages?
