Lymphatic System Midterm Exam Questions And All Correct Answers.
What is the lymphatic system composed of? - Answer A network of vessels that circulate body fluids. What do the lymphatic vessels transport to the circulatory system? - Answer Fats What is a function of the lymphatic system? - Answer Transport excess fluid away from interstitial spaces between cells in most tissues and return it to the blood stream, Help defend body against invasion. What do lymphatic pathways start as? - Answer Lymphatic capillaries that merge to form larger vessels that empty into the circulatory system. What are lymph nodes? - Answer Mass of lymphoid tissue What are lymphatic capillaries? - Answer Tiny, closed-ended tubes that extend into interstitial spaces. What do lymphatic capillaries receive? - Answer Tissue fluid, once reached it is called edema How are lymphatic vessels compared to those of veins? - Answer They are thinner What do large lymphatic vessels pass through and merge to what? - Answer Pass through lymph nodes and merge to form lymphatic trunks. What do lymphatic trunks drain? - Answer Lymph from the body What is lymph? - Answer Tissue fluid What forces fluid into lymphatic capillaries? - Answer Increasing Interstitial pressure forces
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