STRAIGHTERLINE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II:
CHAPTER 22 - LYMPHATIC SYSTEM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
SingularVmostVimportantVdefenseVagainstVforeignVbodiesVsuchVasVviruses,Vbacteria,VandVfungi.V-
VcorrectVanswer-LymphaticVSystem
LymphaticVSystemVconsistsVof:V-VcorrectVanswer-BoneVmarrow
spleen
thymusVgland
lymphVnodes
tonsils
appendix
3VfunctionsVofVtheVlymphaticVsystemV-VcorrectVanswer-MaintainsVfluidVbalanceVinVtheVbody
absorbsVfatVfromVdigestiveVtract
guardsVtheVbodyVagainstVmicroorganismsVandVotherVharmfulVsubstances
lymphV-VcorrectVanswer-
theVfluidVinsideVaVlymphaticVcapillaryVthatVpassesVthroughVtheVlymphaticVvesselsVandVbackVtoVtheVblood
clear,VcolorlessVfluid,VthatVcontainsVwhiteVbloodVcellsVandVantibodies,VandVisVlocatedVinsideVaVlymphaticVv
essel
basicallyVtheVprimaryVsubstanceVthatVkeepsVyouVfromVgettingVsick
antibodiesV-VcorrectVanswer-protectiveVgammaVglobulinsVofVtheVbodyVfluids
lymphaticVvesselsV-VcorrectVanswer-
thinnerVthanVveinsVandVcontinuouslyVfilterVcellularVwasteVfromVtheVextracellularVfluidVbyVcirculatingVitVthr
oughVlymphVnodes
lymphaticVtissueV-VcorrectVanswer-lymphaticVvessels,VlymphVnodes,Vtonsils,Vspleen,VandVthymus
, containsVaVhighVabundanceVofVlymphocytesVandVotherVcellsVsuchVasVTVlymphocytes,VbVlymphocytes,Vmacr
ophages,VdendriticVcells,VandVreticularVcells
lymphocytesV-VcorrectVanswer-
small,VwhiteVbloodVcellsVthatVareVfoundVinVtheVblood,Vlymph,VandVlymphoidVtissue;VprovidesVimmunity
identifyVforeignVbacteriaVandVvirusesVinVyourVbodyVandVproduceVantibodiesVtoVtargetVthem
originateVinVboneVmarrowVandVmigrateVtoVlymphVorgansVwhereVtheyVmultiplyVandVreside
twoVmajorVclassesV-VBVandVT
TVlymphocytesV-VcorrectVanswer-cellsVthatVdevelopVinVtheVthymusVandVdependVonVthymicVhormones
alsoVcalledVTVcells
continuallyVattackVvirus-infectedVcells,VforeignVtissue,VandVcancerVcells
produceVvariousVsubstancesVthatVregulateVtheVimmuneVresponse
interactVdirectlyVwithVantigensVbyVproducingVperforinsVthatVdestroyVthem
BVlymphocytesV-VcorrectVanswer-
cellsVthatVreactVagainstVforeignVsubstancesVinVtheVbodyVandVthatVproduceVcirculatingVantibodies,
alsoVcalledVbVcells
responsibleVforVmuchVofVtheVimmuneVsystem
respondVtoVantigens
interactVindirectlyVwithVantigensVbyVprovidingVhumoralVimmuneVresponseVandVincreasingVtheirimVnumber
sVbyVdividingVrepeatedly
MacrophagesV-VcorrectVanswer-
anyVlargeVcellVinVtheVbodyVwhichVcanVphagocytizeVbacteriaVorVcellularVdebris
dendriticVcellsV-VcorrectVanswer-antigen-
presentingVcellsV(APCs)VlocatedVinVtheVepidermis,VmucousVmembrane,VandVlymphaticVorgans
reticularVcellsV-VcorrectVanswer-
cellsVthatVcontributeVtoVtheVconnectiveVsystemVframeworkVofVtheVlymphaticVorgansVandVactVasVAPCsVinVth
eVthymus
CHAPTER 22 - LYMPHATIC SYSTEM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
SingularVmostVimportantVdefenseVagainstVforeignVbodiesVsuchVasVviruses,Vbacteria,VandVfungi.V-
VcorrectVanswer-LymphaticVSystem
LymphaticVSystemVconsistsVof:V-VcorrectVanswer-BoneVmarrow
spleen
thymusVgland
lymphVnodes
tonsils
appendix
3VfunctionsVofVtheVlymphaticVsystemV-VcorrectVanswer-MaintainsVfluidVbalanceVinVtheVbody
absorbsVfatVfromVdigestiveVtract
guardsVtheVbodyVagainstVmicroorganismsVandVotherVharmfulVsubstances
lymphV-VcorrectVanswer-
theVfluidVinsideVaVlymphaticVcapillaryVthatVpassesVthroughVtheVlymphaticVvesselsVandVbackVtoVtheVblood
clear,VcolorlessVfluid,VthatVcontainsVwhiteVbloodVcellsVandVantibodies,VandVisVlocatedVinsideVaVlymphaticVv
essel
basicallyVtheVprimaryVsubstanceVthatVkeepsVyouVfromVgettingVsick
antibodiesV-VcorrectVanswer-protectiveVgammaVglobulinsVofVtheVbodyVfluids
lymphaticVvesselsV-VcorrectVanswer-
thinnerVthanVveinsVandVcontinuouslyVfilterVcellularVwasteVfromVtheVextracellularVfluidVbyVcirculatingVitVthr
oughVlymphVnodes
lymphaticVtissueV-VcorrectVanswer-lymphaticVvessels,VlymphVnodes,Vtonsils,Vspleen,VandVthymus
, containsVaVhighVabundanceVofVlymphocytesVandVotherVcellsVsuchVasVTVlymphocytes,VbVlymphocytes,Vmacr
ophages,VdendriticVcells,VandVreticularVcells
lymphocytesV-VcorrectVanswer-
small,VwhiteVbloodVcellsVthatVareVfoundVinVtheVblood,Vlymph,VandVlymphoidVtissue;VprovidesVimmunity
identifyVforeignVbacteriaVandVvirusesVinVyourVbodyVandVproduceVantibodiesVtoVtargetVthem
originateVinVboneVmarrowVandVmigrateVtoVlymphVorgansVwhereVtheyVmultiplyVandVreside
twoVmajorVclassesV-VBVandVT
TVlymphocytesV-VcorrectVanswer-cellsVthatVdevelopVinVtheVthymusVandVdependVonVthymicVhormones
alsoVcalledVTVcells
continuallyVattackVvirus-infectedVcells,VforeignVtissue,VandVcancerVcells
produceVvariousVsubstancesVthatVregulateVtheVimmuneVresponse
interactVdirectlyVwithVantigensVbyVproducingVperforinsVthatVdestroyVthem
BVlymphocytesV-VcorrectVanswer-
cellsVthatVreactVagainstVforeignVsubstancesVinVtheVbodyVandVthatVproduceVcirculatingVantibodies,
alsoVcalledVbVcells
responsibleVforVmuchVofVtheVimmuneVsystem
respondVtoVantigens
interactVindirectlyVwithVantigensVbyVprovidingVhumoralVimmuneVresponseVandVincreasingVtheirimVnumber
sVbyVdividingVrepeatedly
MacrophagesV-VcorrectVanswer-
anyVlargeVcellVinVtheVbodyVwhichVcanVphagocytizeVbacteriaVorVcellularVdebris
dendriticVcellsV-VcorrectVanswer-antigen-
presentingVcellsV(APCs)VlocatedVinVtheVepidermis,VmucousVmembrane,VandVlymphaticVorgans
reticularVcellsV-VcorrectVanswer-
cellsVthatVcontributeVtoVtheVconnectiveVsystemVframeworkVofVtheVlymphaticVorgansVandVactVasVAPCsVinVth
eVthymus