Jersey College A&P Final Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
what |is |the |lymphatic |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-system |of |tissues |and |vessels |scattered
|throughout |the |body |and |services |almost |all |regions
what |are |the |parts |of |the |lymphatic |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tonsils, |thymus, |spleen, |
peyer |patch, |small |intestine, |appendix, |lymph |nodes |and |vessels
functions |of |the |lymphatic |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fluid |balance, |protection, |and |
absorption |of |fats
lymphatic |circulation |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-one-way |system |that |begins |in |the |tissues |and
|ends |when |the |lymph |joins |the |blood
lymphatic |capillaries |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-walls |(endothelium) |flattened |epithelial |cells, |
more |permeable, |cells |overlap |slightly, |forming |one-way |valves, |lacteals |absorb |fat, |arise |
blindly |(closed |at |one |end)
lymphatic |vessels |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-include |superficial |and |deep |sets, |right |lymphatic |
duct |and |thoracic |duct
right |lymphatic |duct |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-short |vessel |receives |only |lymph |that |comes |
from |the |body's |superior |right |quadrant |and |empties |into |right |subclavian |vein |near |heart
thoracic |duct |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-receives |lymph |from |all |parts |of |the |body |except |those |
superior |to |the |diaphragm |on |the |right |side; |drains |into |thee |left |subclavian |vein
,cisterna |chyli |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-first |part |of |the |thoracic |duct |enlarged |to |form |cistern |
or |a |temp |storage |pouch
movement |of |lymph |toward |heart |is |caused |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-valves |in |lymphatic |
vessels
contraction |of |lymphatic |vessels
skeletal |muscle |contraction
breathing
roughly |how |many |lymph |nodes |are |in |the |body? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-about |600
lymphoid |tissue |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-distributed |throughout |the |body |and |makes |up |
specialized |organs
lymph |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-small |masses |of |lymphatic |tissue |that |filter |the |lymph
lymph |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fluid |that |circulates |in |the |lymphatic |system, |clear |fluid;
hilum |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-indented |area |that |is |the |exit |point |for |efferent |lymphatic |
vessels |carrying |lymph |out |of |the |node
cervical |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-located |in |the |neck |in |deep |and |superficial |groups, |
drain |parts |of |head |and |neck
axillary |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-located |in |armpits
tracheobronchial |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-near |the |trachea |and |around |the |larger |
bronchial |tubes
,mesenteric |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-found |between |the |two |layers |of |peritoneum |that |
form |the |mesentry, |100-150 |nodes
Inguinal |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-located |in |groin |region, |receive |lymph |drainage |from |
lower |extremities |and |from |external |reproductive |organs
buboes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-enlarged |Inguinal |nodes
the |spleen |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cleanses |blood |through |filtration |and |phagocytosis, |
destroys |old |blood |cells, |produces |red |blood |cells |before |birth, |serves |as |a |reservoir |for |blood
splenectomy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-surgical |removal |of |the |the |spleen
lacteals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-specialized |lymphatic |capillaries |in |the |lining |of |the |small |
intestine |that |absorb |fats
the |thymus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-plays |a |role |in |early |immune |system |development, |t |cells |
mature, |shrinks |after |puberty, |produce |thymosin
appendix |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fingerlike |tube |of |lymphatic |tissue |that |figures |into |the |
development |of |immunity
Mucosal-associated |lymphoid |tissue |(MALT) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-important |barrier |against
|infection; |found |in |portions |of |digestive, |respiratory, |and |urogenital |mucosal |linings; |helps |to |
destroy |contaminants |by |means |of |phagocytosis |and |production |of |antibodies
gut-associated |lymphoid |tissue |(GALT) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-largest |aggregations |of |MALT |
found |in |the |digestive |tract
, tonsils |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-protect |against |inhaled |or |ingested |contaminants; |trap |
pathogens;surgery |to |treat |if |become |infected |or |swollen |and |reoccurs |which |makes |
swallowing |and |breathing |difficult
palatine |tonsils |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-oval |bodies |located |at |each |side |of |the |soft |palate; |
generally |what |one |refers |to |as |"tonsils"
pharyngeal |tonsil |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-commonly |called |adenoid; |located |behind |the |nose |
on |the |posterior |wall |of |pharynx
lingual |tonsils |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-little |mounds |of |lymphoid |tissue |at |the |posterior |of |the
|tongue
lymphadenopathy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-disease |of |the |lymph |nodes
lymphedema |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-swelling |that |obstructs |lymph |flow
four |phases |of |respiration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pulmonary |ventilation, |external |gas |
exchange, |gas |transport |in |the |blood, |and |internal |gas |exchange
pulmonary |ventilation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-exchange |of |air |between |the |atmosphere |and |
the |air |sacs |(alveoli) |of |the |lungs
external |gas |exchange |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-occurs |in |the |lungs |as |oxygen |diffuses |from |the
|air |sacs |into |the |blood |and |carbon |dioxide |diffuses |out |of |blood |to |be |eliminated
gas |transport |in |the |blood |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-circulating |blood |carries |gases |between |
the |lungs |and |the |tissues, |supply |oxygen |to |the |cells |and |bring |back |carbon |dioxide
With Correct Answers
what |is |the |lymphatic |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-system |of |tissues |and |vessels |scattered
|throughout |the |body |and |services |almost |all |regions
what |are |the |parts |of |the |lymphatic |system? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tonsils, |thymus, |spleen, |
peyer |patch, |small |intestine, |appendix, |lymph |nodes |and |vessels
functions |of |the |lymphatic |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fluid |balance, |protection, |and |
absorption |of |fats
lymphatic |circulation |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-one-way |system |that |begins |in |the |tissues |and
|ends |when |the |lymph |joins |the |blood
lymphatic |capillaries |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-walls |(endothelium) |flattened |epithelial |cells, |
more |permeable, |cells |overlap |slightly, |forming |one-way |valves, |lacteals |absorb |fat, |arise |
blindly |(closed |at |one |end)
lymphatic |vessels |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-include |superficial |and |deep |sets, |right |lymphatic |
duct |and |thoracic |duct
right |lymphatic |duct |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-short |vessel |receives |only |lymph |that |comes |
from |the |body's |superior |right |quadrant |and |empties |into |right |subclavian |vein |near |heart
thoracic |duct |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-receives |lymph |from |all |parts |of |the |body |except |those |
superior |to |the |diaphragm |on |the |right |side; |drains |into |thee |left |subclavian |vein
,cisterna |chyli |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-first |part |of |the |thoracic |duct |enlarged |to |form |cistern |
or |a |temp |storage |pouch
movement |of |lymph |toward |heart |is |caused |by: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-valves |in |lymphatic |
vessels
contraction |of |lymphatic |vessels
skeletal |muscle |contraction
breathing
roughly |how |many |lymph |nodes |are |in |the |body? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-about |600
lymphoid |tissue |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-distributed |throughout |the |body |and |makes |up |
specialized |organs
lymph |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-small |masses |of |lymphatic |tissue |that |filter |the |lymph
lymph |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fluid |that |circulates |in |the |lymphatic |system, |clear |fluid;
hilum |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-indented |area |that |is |the |exit |point |for |efferent |lymphatic |
vessels |carrying |lymph |out |of |the |node
cervical |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-located |in |the |neck |in |deep |and |superficial |groups, |
drain |parts |of |head |and |neck
axillary |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-located |in |armpits
tracheobronchial |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-near |the |trachea |and |around |the |larger |
bronchial |tubes
,mesenteric |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-found |between |the |two |layers |of |peritoneum |that |
form |the |mesentry, |100-150 |nodes
Inguinal |nodes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-located |in |groin |region, |receive |lymph |drainage |from |
lower |extremities |and |from |external |reproductive |organs
buboes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-enlarged |Inguinal |nodes
the |spleen |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cleanses |blood |through |filtration |and |phagocytosis, |
destroys |old |blood |cells, |produces |red |blood |cells |before |birth, |serves |as |a |reservoir |for |blood
splenectomy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-surgical |removal |of |the |the |spleen
lacteals |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-specialized |lymphatic |capillaries |in |the |lining |of |the |small |
intestine |that |absorb |fats
the |thymus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-plays |a |role |in |early |immune |system |development, |t |cells |
mature, |shrinks |after |puberty, |produce |thymosin
appendix |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fingerlike |tube |of |lymphatic |tissue |that |figures |into |the |
development |of |immunity
Mucosal-associated |lymphoid |tissue |(MALT) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-important |barrier |against
|infection; |found |in |portions |of |digestive, |respiratory, |and |urogenital |mucosal |linings; |helps |to |
destroy |contaminants |by |means |of |phagocytosis |and |production |of |antibodies
gut-associated |lymphoid |tissue |(GALT) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-largest |aggregations |of |MALT |
found |in |the |digestive |tract
, tonsils |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-protect |against |inhaled |or |ingested |contaminants; |trap |
pathogens;surgery |to |treat |if |become |infected |or |swollen |and |reoccurs |which |makes |
swallowing |and |breathing |difficult
palatine |tonsils |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-oval |bodies |located |at |each |side |of |the |soft |palate; |
generally |what |one |refers |to |as |"tonsils"
pharyngeal |tonsil |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-commonly |called |adenoid; |located |behind |the |nose |
on |the |posterior |wall |of |pharynx
lingual |tonsils |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-little |mounds |of |lymphoid |tissue |at |the |posterior |of |the
|tongue
lymphadenopathy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-disease |of |the |lymph |nodes
lymphedema |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-swelling |that |obstructs |lymph |flow
four |phases |of |respiration |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-pulmonary |ventilation, |external |gas |
exchange, |gas |transport |in |the |blood, |and |internal |gas |exchange
pulmonary |ventilation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-exchange |of |air |between |the |atmosphere |and |
the |air |sacs |(alveoli) |of |the |lungs
external |gas |exchange |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-occurs |in |the |lungs |as |oxygen |diffuses |from |the
|air |sacs |into |the |blood |and |carbon |dioxide |diffuses |out |of |blood |to |be |eliminated
gas |transport |in |the |blood |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-circulating |blood |carries |gases |between |
the |lungs |and |the |tissues, |supply |oxygen |to |the |cells |and |bring |back |carbon |dioxide
