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ACOLS MLD Training Exam Newest 2025/2026
Complete Questions And Correct Detailed Answers
(Verified Answers) |Brand New Version!!
All these are effects of the use of Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD)
except:
a) Increase the local sympathetic response and the general
parasympathetic effect
b) Increase in the contraction frequency of lymph collectors
c) ELIMINATES THE RISK OF RE-ACCUMULATION AFTER
DECONGESTION
d) Re-route lymph flow around blocked areas into more centrally
located, healthy areas - ANSWER-Eliminates the risk of re-
accumulation after decongestion
Lymphedema is a symptom; edema is a disease.
True
False - ANSWER-False
Crohn's disease is a contraindication for deep abdominal techniques.
True
False - ANSWER-True
All of the following are absolute contraindications for compression
treatment except:
a. Arterial diseases
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b. Spasticity
c. Severe congestive heart failure (CHF)
d. PREGNANCY - ANSWER-Pregnancy
Pregnancy, congestive heart failure (CHF), dysmenorrhea, and lleus are
contraindications for _____________. - ANSWER-Abdominal
techniques
Blood pressure in arteries is higher than blood capillary pressure.
True
False - ANSWER-True
If the precapillary sphincter dilates = Less blood into capillaries --> Less
volume = decreased Blood Capillary Pressure (BCP).
True
False - ANSWER-False
The precapillary sphincter is innervated by the sympathetic portion of
the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS).
True
False - ANSWER-True
When the precapillary sphincter located at the arteriole contracts:
a. Less blood enters into the capillaries
b. Volume will decrease and the Blood Capillary pressure will also
decrease
c. Less filtration occurs
d. All of the above - ANSWER-All of the above
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What upsets the equilibrium of Starling's Law?
a. Women
b. Passive Hyperemia
c. Active Hyperemia
d. BOTH B AND C - ANSWER-Both B and C
Lymph time volume - ANSWER-Amount of lymph transported in a unit
of time
Filtration - ANSWER-Transport of a solution through a filter, provided
the membrane is permeable to water
What is the purpose of the collectors?
a. Forward lymph to the liver
b. Connect the superficial and deep lymphatic system
c. TRANSPORT LYMPH TO LYMPH NODES AND LYMPHATIC TRUNKS
d. Transfer interstitial fluid to the lymph capillaries - SOLUTION=Transport
lymph to lymph nodes and lymphatic trunks
Where are the superficial collectors located?
a. IN THE SUPERFICIAL FATTY TISSUE, ABOVE THE FASCIA
b. In the epidermis
c. In the arms and legs only
d. In the deep lymphatic system - SOLUTION=In the superficial fatty tissue, above
the fascia
ACOLS MLD Training Exam Newest 2025/2026
Complete Questions And Correct Detailed Answers
(Verified Answers) |Brand New Version!!
All these are effects of the use of Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD)
except:
a) Increase the local sympathetic response and the general
parasympathetic effect
b) Increase in the contraction frequency of lymph collectors
c) ELIMINATES THE RISK OF RE-ACCUMULATION AFTER
DECONGESTION
d) Re-route lymph flow around blocked areas into more centrally
located, healthy areas - ANSWER-Eliminates the risk of re-
accumulation after decongestion
Lymphedema is a symptom; edema is a disease.
True
False - ANSWER-False
Crohn's disease is a contraindication for deep abdominal techniques.
True
False - ANSWER-True
All of the following are absolute contraindications for compression
treatment except:
a. Arterial diseases
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b. Spasticity
c. Severe congestive heart failure (CHF)
d. PREGNANCY - ANSWER-Pregnancy
Pregnancy, congestive heart failure (CHF), dysmenorrhea, and lleus are
contraindications for _____________. - ANSWER-Abdominal
techniques
Blood pressure in arteries is higher than blood capillary pressure.
True
False - ANSWER-True
If the precapillary sphincter dilates = Less blood into capillaries --> Less
volume = decreased Blood Capillary Pressure (BCP).
True
False - ANSWER-False
The precapillary sphincter is innervated by the sympathetic portion of
the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS).
True
False - ANSWER-True
When the precapillary sphincter located at the arteriole contracts:
a. Less blood enters into the capillaries
b. Volume will decrease and the Blood Capillary pressure will also
decrease
c. Less filtration occurs
d. All of the above - ANSWER-All of the above
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What upsets the equilibrium of Starling's Law?
a. Women
b. Passive Hyperemia
c. Active Hyperemia
d. BOTH B AND C - ANSWER-Both B and C
Lymph time volume - ANSWER-Amount of lymph transported in a unit
of time
Filtration - ANSWER-Transport of a solution through a filter, provided
the membrane is permeable to water
What is the purpose of the collectors?
a. Forward lymph to the liver
b. Connect the superficial and deep lymphatic system
c. TRANSPORT LYMPH TO LYMPH NODES AND LYMPHATIC TRUNKS
d. Transfer interstitial fluid to the lymph capillaries - SOLUTION=Transport
lymph to lymph nodes and lymphatic trunks
Where are the superficial collectors located?
a. IN THE SUPERFICIAL FATTY TISSUE, ABOVE THE FASCIA
b. In the epidermis
c. In the arms and legs only
d. In the deep lymphatic system - SOLUTION=In the superficial fatty tissue, above
the fascia
