Jersey College A&P Final Exam questions with answers

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what is the lymphatic system? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔system of
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tissues and vessels scattered throughout the body and services
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almost all regions
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what are the parts of the lymphatic system? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔tonsils, thymus, spleen, peyer patch, small intestine, appendix,
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lymph nodes and vessels
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functions of the lymphatic system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fluid
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balance, protection, and absorption of fats
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lymphatic circulation is - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔one-way system
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that begins in the tissues and ends when the lymph joins the blood
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lymphatic capillaries - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔walls
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(endothelium) flattened epithelial cells, more permeable, cells |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



overlap slightly, forming one-way valves, lacteals absorb fat, arise
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blindly (closed at one end)
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,lymphatic vessels - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔include superficial
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and deep sets, right lymphatic duct and thoracic duct
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right lymphatic duct - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔short vessel
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receives only lymph that comes from the body's superior right
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quadrant and empties into right subclavian vein near heart
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thoracic duct - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔receives lymph from all
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parts of the body except those superior to the diaphragm on the
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right side; drains into thee left subclavian vein
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cisterna chyli - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔first part of the thoracic
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duct enlarged to form cistern or a temp storage pouch
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movement of lymph toward heart is caused by: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔valves in lymphatic vessels |\ |\ |\ |\




contraction of lymphatic vessels |\ |\ |\




skeletal muscle contraction
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breathing


roughly how many lymph nodes are in the body? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔about 600 |\ |\

,lymphoid tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔distributed throughout
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the body and makes up specialized organs
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lymph nodes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔small masses of lymphatic
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tissue that filter the lymph
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lymph - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fluid that circulates in the
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lymphatic system, clear fluid; |\ |\ |\




hilum - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔indented area that is the exit
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point for efferent lymphatic vessels carrying lymph out of the node
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cervical nodes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔located in the neck in
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deep and superficial groups, drain parts of head and neck
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axillary nodes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔located in armpits
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tracheobronchial nodes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔near the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



trachea and around the larger bronchial tubes
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mesenteric nodes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔found between the
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two layers of peritoneum that form the mesentry, 100-150 nodes
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, Inguinal nodes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔located in groin region,
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receive lymph drainage from lower extremities and from external
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reproductive organs |\




buboes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔enlarged Inguinal nodes
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the spleen - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cleanses blood through
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filtration and phagocytosis, destroys old blood cells, produces red
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blood cells before birth, serves as a reservoir for blood
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splenectomy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔surgical removal of the the
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spleen
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lacteals - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔specialized lymphatic
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capillaries in the lining of the small intestine that absorb fats
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the thymus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔plays a role in early
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immune system development, t cells mature, shrinks after puberty,
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produce thymosin |\




appendix - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔fingerlike tube of lymphatic
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tissue that figures into the development of immunity
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