BIOL 2402
BIOL 2402 Exam 3 Study Guide
Questions and Answers 2025
Lymph -Correct Answer ✔Fluid contained in the lymphatic system.
Lymphatics -Correct Answer ✔Vessels which convey lymph.
Toward -Correct Answer ✔Lymphatics form a one-way system carrying lymph
______ the heart.
Lymph Capillaries -Correct Answer ✔Microscopic, highly porous, dead-end
lymphatics which weave between cells.
Pores -Correct Answer ✔Interstitial fluids move into lymph capillaries through
______.
Afferent Lymphatics -Correct Answer ✔Lymph capillaries merge to form ______,
which move lymph toward lymph nodes.
Efferent Lymphatic -Correct Answer ✔Lymph exits a lymph node through an
______.
Lymph Trunks -Correct Answer ✔Efferent lymphatics merge into ______.
Thin -Correct Answer ✔Lymph vessels are ______ walled and they have valves.
Valves -Correct Answer ✔Lymph vessels are thin walled and they have ______.
Skeletal Muscle -Correct Answer ✔The lymph is propelled unidirectional by
contractions of surrounding ______.
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Thoracic Duct -Correct Answer ✔The lymph trunks merge to form either the
______ or the right lymphatic duct.
Right Lymphatic Duct -Correct Answer ✔The lymph trunks merge to form either
the thoracic duct or the ______.
Subclavian Vein -Correct Answer ✔The thoracic duct and lymphatic duct dump
into either the left or the right ______.
Interstitial Fluid -Correct Answer ✔Lymphatics drain ______ from tissue spaces
and return it to the bloodstream.
Bloodstream -Correct Answer ✔Lymphatics drain interstitial fluid from tissue
spaces and return it to the ______.
Fats -Correct Answer ✔Lymphatics transport ______ from the GI tract to blood.
GI tract -Correct Answer ✔Lymphatics transport fats from the ______ to blood.
Surveillance and Defense -Correct Answer ✔The two main functions of the
lymphatic system are ______.
lymphocytes and monocytes -Correct Answer ✔The nodes and organs of the
lymphatic system house and produce ______ and ______ , the basis of immunity.
Immunity -Correct Answer ✔The nodes and organs of the lymphatic system house
and produce lymphocytes and monocytes, the basis of ______.
Lymph Nodes -Correct Answer ✔Lymph tissues found clustered along the vessels.
Sinuses -Correct Answer ✔Lymph is filtered through ______ in the nodes.
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Phagocytic Cells -Correct Answer ✔The sinuses are lined with ______ which
destroy foreign substances.
Lymph Follicles -Correct Answer ✔In the lymph nodes are ______ with germinal
centers that are home to the lymphocytes.
Germinal Centers -Correct Answer ✔In the lymph nodes are lymph follicles with
______ that are home to the lymphocytes.
Tonsils -Correct Answer ✔Aggregations of lymph follicles around "pits."
Tonsils -Correct Answer ✔Take in bacteria and expose them to lymphocytes.
Spleen -Correct Answer ✔Largest lymph organ.
Spleen -Correct Answer ✔Removes aged erythrocytes and stores the recovered
iron.
Erythrocytes -Correct Answer ✔The spleen removes aged ______ and stores the
recovered iron.
Iron -Correct Answer ✔The spleen removes aged erythrocytes and stores the
recovered ______.
Spleen -Correct Answer ✔Produces blood cells in a fetus.
Spleen -Correct Answer ✔Functions like a giant lymph node.
Thymus -Correct Answer ✔Reaches its largest size around puberty, then
diminishes until all but disappearing by about 35.
Thymus -Correct Answer ✔Functions in the production, programming, and
maturation of T-cells.
BIOL 2402
BIOL 2402 Exam 3 Study Guide
Questions and Answers 2025
Lymph -Correct Answer ✔Fluid contained in the lymphatic system.
Lymphatics -Correct Answer ✔Vessels which convey lymph.
Toward -Correct Answer ✔Lymphatics form a one-way system carrying lymph
______ the heart.
Lymph Capillaries -Correct Answer ✔Microscopic, highly porous, dead-end
lymphatics which weave between cells.
Pores -Correct Answer ✔Interstitial fluids move into lymph capillaries through
______.
Afferent Lymphatics -Correct Answer ✔Lymph capillaries merge to form ______,
which move lymph toward lymph nodes.
Efferent Lymphatic -Correct Answer ✔Lymph exits a lymph node through an
______.
Lymph Trunks -Correct Answer ✔Efferent lymphatics merge into ______.
Thin -Correct Answer ✔Lymph vessels are ______ walled and they have valves.
Valves -Correct Answer ✔Lymph vessels are thin walled and they have ______.
Skeletal Muscle -Correct Answer ✔The lymph is propelled unidirectional by
contractions of surrounding ______.
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Thoracic Duct -Correct Answer ✔The lymph trunks merge to form either the
______ or the right lymphatic duct.
Right Lymphatic Duct -Correct Answer ✔The lymph trunks merge to form either
the thoracic duct or the ______.
Subclavian Vein -Correct Answer ✔The thoracic duct and lymphatic duct dump
into either the left or the right ______.
Interstitial Fluid -Correct Answer ✔Lymphatics drain ______ from tissue spaces
and return it to the bloodstream.
Bloodstream -Correct Answer ✔Lymphatics drain interstitial fluid from tissue
spaces and return it to the ______.
Fats -Correct Answer ✔Lymphatics transport ______ from the GI tract to blood.
GI tract -Correct Answer ✔Lymphatics transport fats from the ______ to blood.
Surveillance and Defense -Correct Answer ✔The two main functions of the
lymphatic system are ______.
lymphocytes and monocytes -Correct Answer ✔The nodes and organs of the
lymphatic system house and produce ______ and ______ , the basis of immunity.
Immunity -Correct Answer ✔The nodes and organs of the lymphatic system house
and produce lymphocytes and monocytes, the basis of ______.
Lymph Nodes -Correct Answer ✔Lymph tissues found clustered along the vessels.
Sinuses -Correct Answer ✔Lymph is filtered through ______ in the nodes.
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Phagocytic Cells -Correct Answer ✔The sinuses are lined with ______ which
destroy foreign substances.
Lymph Follicles -Correct Answer ✔In the lymph nodes are ______ with germinal
centers that are home to the lymphocytes.
Germinal Centers -Correct Answer ✔In the lymph nodes are lymph follicles with
______ that are home to the lymphocytes.
Tonsils -Correct Answer ✔Aggregations of lymph follicles around "pits."
Tonsils -Correct Answer ✔Take in bacteria and expose them to lymphocytes.
Spleen -Correct Answer ✔Largest lymph organ.
Spleen -Correct Answer ✔Removes aged erythrocytes and stores the recovered
iron.
Erythrocytes -Correct Answer ✔The spleen removes aged ______ and stores the
recovered iron.
Iron -Correct Answer ✔The spleen removes aged erythrocytes and stores the
recovered ______.
Spleen -Correct Answer ✔Produces blood cells in a fetus.
Spleen -Correct Answer ✔Functions like a giant lymph node.
Thymus -Correct Answer ✔Reaches its largest size around puberty, then
diminishes until all but disappearing by about 35.
Thymus -Correct Answer ✔Functions in the production, programming, and
maturation of T-cells.
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