ACOLS LYMPHEDEMA CERT QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2025-
2026
Lymph capillaries are much denser in the _______ therefore these areas usually don't swell up. -
Answers [ Palms of hands and Soles of feet ],
Lymph vessels can be found anywhere in the body where there is vascularization with the
exception of _________________ - Answers [ Neither, there are no exceptions ].
The majority of the lymph fluid in the body returns to the . - Answers [ Left venous angle ]
Lymph from above the upper horizontal watershed drains into the lymph ________nodes. -
Answers (not axillary)
Lower quadrants drain into the ________lymph nodes. - Answers [ Inguinal ]
Upper quadrants drain into the______lymph nodes. - Answers [ Axillary ]
On the extremities, territories are called _____ - Answers [ Bundles ].
On the trunk, territories are called - Answers [ Quadrants ].
Describe the pathway of lymph once it leaves the deep inguinal lymph nodes via the efferent
lymph vessels - Answers lumbar lymph nodes- lumbar trunk, chys chile, thoracic duct, LV, inter
This increase in lymphangiomotoricity is referred to as - Answers [ Lymphatic safety factor ]
Angions under normal physiological conditions, usually contract at _______times per minute. -
Answers [ 10-12 ]
The rate at which lymph angions contract is referred to as - Answers [ Lymphangiomotoricity ]
Initial lymph capillaries cover the entire body surface to form - Answers [ The initial lymph vessel
plexus ].
The percentage of water that becomes Lymphatic Load is also known as - Answers [ Net filtrate
].
Which part of the nervous system innervates the lymph collectors? - Answers Sympathetic
branch of the Autonomic Nervous System
Which lymph nodes do the collectors in the posterior intercostals spaces drain to? - Answers
Paravertebral
Which lymph nodes do the collectors in the anterior intercostals spaces drain to? - Answers
Parasternal
To which lymph nodes does the dorsolateral bundle drain? - Answers deep inguinal or anterior
, iliac lymph nodes
To which lymph nodes does the ventromedial bundle drain? - Answers superficial inguinal lymph
nodes
What are the two bundles of the lower leg? - Answers Ventromedial and Dorsolateral
Which upper arm territory do we utilize to help drain the arm in patients with Upper Extremity
Lymphedema? - Answers Lateral
Where do the collectors of the medial upper arm territory drain? - Answers Axillary
Where do the collectors of the lateral upper arm territory drain? - Answers . Axillary and
Supraclavicular
What are the names of the two upper arm territories? - Answers Lateral and Medial
What are the names of the three forearm bundles? - Answers Radial, Ulnar, and Medial
What are the names of the four bundles in the hand? - Answers Radial, Ulnar, Mesothenar, and
Descending
The lateral cervical triangle consists of which lymph nodes? - Answers Deep cervical lymph
nodes
What is the largest lymph trunk in the body? - Answers Thoracic Duct
Which parts of the body drain into the right venous angle? - Answers . Right side of head, face,
and neck. Right upper quadrant, Right upper extremity
Which two veins form the venous angle? - Answers Internal jugular and subclavian
The venous angles are also known as what? - Answers The terminus
Where is the cysterna chyli located? - Answers n the retrocrural space, behind and to the right of
the abdominal aorta, at the level of the first and second lumbar vertebrae (L1-L2)
What is the pathway of the lymph that comes from the intestines? - Answers Gastrointestinal
Trunk -> Cisterna Chyli -> Thoracic Duct -> Left Venous Angle
How much fluid returns to the left venous angle in 24 hours? - Answers 2-4 liters
How much fluid returns to the right venous angle in 24 hours? - Answers 300 ml
Where is the posterior inter-inguinal anastomosis (PII) located? - Answers On the sacrum
Where is the posterior axillo-axillary anastomosis (PAA) located? - Answers Just below T3,
between the right and left axillary lymph nodes
2026
Lymph capillaries are much denser in the _______ therefore these areas usually don't swell up. -
Answers [ Palms of hands and Soles of feet ],
Lymph vessels can be found anywhere in the body where there is vascularization with the
exception of _________________ - Answers [ Neither, there are no exceptions ].
The majority of the lymph fluid in the body returns to the . - Answers [ Left venous angle ]
Lymph from above the upper horizontal watershed drains into the lymph ________nodes. -
Answers (not axillary)
Lower quadrants drain into the ________lymph nodes. - Answers [ Inguinal ]
Upper quadrants drain into the______lymph nodes. - Answers [ Axillary ]
On the extremities, territories are called _____ - Answers [ Bundles ].
On the trunk, territories are called - Answers [ Quadrants ].
Describe the pathway of lymph once it leaves the deep inguinal lymph nodes via the efferent
lymph vessels - Answers lumbar lymph nodes- lumbar trunk, chys chile, thoracic duct, LV, inter
This increase in lymphangiomotoricity is referred to as - Answers [ Lymphatic safety factor ]
Angions under normal physiological conditions, usually contract at _______times per minute. -
Answers [ 10-12 ]
The rate at which lymph angions contract is referred to as - Answers [ Lymphangiomotoricity ]
Initial lymph capillaries cover the entire body surface to form - Answers [ The initial lymph vessel
plexus ].
The percentage of water that becomes Lymphatic Load is also known as - Answers [ Net filtrate
].
Which part of the nervous system innervates the lymph collectors? - Answers Sympathetic
branch of the Autonomic Nervous System
Which lymph nodes do the collectors in the posterior intercostals spaces drain to? - Answers
Paravertebral
Which lymph nodes do the collectors in the anterior intercostals spaces drain to? - Answers
Parasternal
To which lymph nodes does the dorsolateral bundle drain? - Answers deep inguinal or anterior
, iliac lymph nodes
To which lymph nodes does the ventromedial bundle drain? - Answers superficial inguinal lymph
nodes
What are the two bundles of the lower leg? - Answers Ventromedial and Dorsolateral
Which upper arm territory do we utilize to help drain the arm in patients with Upper Extremity
Lymphedema? - Answers Lateral
Where do the collectors of the medial upper arm territory drain? - Answers Axillary
Where do the collectors of the lateral upper arm territory drain? - Answers . Axillary and
Supraclavicular
What are the names of the two upper arm territories? - Answers Lateral and Medial
What are the names of the three forearm bundles? - Answers Radial, Ulnar, and Medial
What are the names of the four bundles in the hand? - Answers Radial, Ulnar, Mesothenar, and
Descending
The lateral cervical triangle consists of which lymph nodes? - Answers Deep cervical lymph
nodes
What is the largest lymph trunk in the body? - Answers Thoracic Duct
Which parts of the body drain into the right venous angle? - Answers . Right side of head, face,
and neck. Right upper quadrant, Right upper extremity
Which two veins form the venous angle? - Answers Internal jugular and subclavian
The venous angles are also known as what? - Answers The terminus
Where is the cysterna chyli located? - Answers n the retrocrural space, behind and to the right of
the abdominal aorta, at the level of the first and second lumbar vertebrae (L1-L2)
What is the pathway of the lymph that comes from the intestines? - Answers Gastrointestinal
Trunk -> Cisterna Chyli -> Thoracic Duct -> Left Venous Angle
How much fluid returns to the left venous angle in 24 hours? - Answers 2-4 liters
How much fluid returns to the right venous angle in 24 hours? - Answers 300 ml
Where is the posterior inter-inguinal anastomosis (PII) located? - Answers On the sacrum
Where is the posterior axillo-axillary anastomosis (PAA) located? - Answers Just below T3,
between the right and left axillary lymph nodes
