Lymphatic System Structure and Function Quiz

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What is the main function of the lymphatic system?

Transporting oxygen to the blood

Draining excess interstitial fluid (correct)

Producing red blood cells

Digesting food in the gastrointestinal tract

Where does the excess filtered fluid drain into to become lymph?

Blood capillaries

Veins

Arteries

Lymphatic vessels (correct)

What is the function of lymph nodes along the lymphatic vessels?

Carrying out immune responses (correct)

Transporting nutrients to the blood

Filtering oxygen from the lymph

Producing red blood cells

In what form is the lipid-containing lymph from the gastrointestinal tract transported?

Chyle Signup and view all the answers

What do lymphatic capillaries unite to form?

Large lymphatic vessels Signup and view all the answers

What is the main source of lymph?

Interstitial fluid Signup and view all the answers

Where does the thoracic duct drain lymph from?

The entire left half of the body Signup and view all the answers

In which age group is thymic tissue most abundant?

Infants Signup and view all the answers

Where are B lymphocytes formed and matured?

Red bone marrow Signup and view all the answers

Which lymphatic organ is described as an asymmetric bilobed organ where mature T-cells are formed?

Thymus Signup and view all the answers

Which group of lymphatic organs are sites where B and T lymphocytes are formed and mature?

Red bone marrow and thymus Signup and view all the answers

In which region of the thymic lobule are immature T-cells found?

Cortex Signup and view all the answers

Where is the fibrous capsule that surrounds the thymus located?

Behind the manubrium Signup and view all the answers

Where do lymph nodes send trabeculae into, dividing them into compartments?

The capsule Signup and view all the answers

In which part of the body is red bone marrow present in adults?

Flat bones only Signup and view all the answers

In which region of the lymph node are lymphatic nodules formed of B cells and plasma cells found?

Outer cortex Signup and view all the answers

Lymphatic System Structure and Function Quiz

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What is the main function of the lymphatic system?

Where does the excess filtered fluid drain into to become lymph?

What is the function of lymph nodes along the lymphatic vessels?

In what form is the lipid-containing lymph from the gastrointestinal tract transported?

What do lymphatic capillaries unite to form?

What is the main source of lymph?

Where does the thoracic duct drain lymph from?

In which age group is thymic tissue most abundant?

Where are B lymphocytes formed and matured?

Which lymphatic organ is described as an asymmetric bilobed organ where mature T-cells are formed?

Which group of lymphatic organs are sites where B and T lymphocytes are formed and mature?

In which region of the thymic lobule are immature T-cells found?

Where is the fibrous capsule that surrounds the thymus located?

Where do lymph nodes send trabeculae into, dividing them into compartments?

In which part of the body is red bone marrow present in adults?

In which region of the lymph node are lymphatic nodules formed of B cells and plasma cells found?

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