ACP Final - UTC OTD UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
- Superficial, deep, and organ systems
- Similar vessel structure
- Leukocytes
- Blood plasma
- Serum proteins
- Common pathways to the heart
- Protection of the body from infection/disease - CORRECT ANSWER - What are some
similarities between the lymphatic system and the cardiovascular system?
- Lymphatic system is not a closed circulatory system
- Lymphatic system has no central pump
- Lymph transport is interrupted by lymph nodes - CORRECT ANSWER - What are some
differences between the lymphatic system and the cardiovascular system?
- Lymph Vessels
- Lymph Fluid (Composed of Lymphatic Loads)
- Lymphatic Tissues (nodes and watersheds) - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the
general components of the lymphatic system?
- Lumbar trunks (left and right)
- Gastrointestinal trunk
- Thoracic duct (largest)
- Right lymphatic duct
- Jugular trunk (left and right)
- Supraclavicular trunk
- Tracheobronchial trunk
, - Subclavian trunk (left and right)
- Bronchomediastinal trunk (left and right)
- Parasternal trunk - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the different lymphatic trunks and
where are they located in the body?
Watersheds - CORRECT ANSWER - Linear areas on the skin that separate territories from
each other and contain relatively few lymph collectors
Very common (3 million Americans; 140-250 million worldwide) - CORRECT
ANSWER - How common is lymphedema? What is the incidence?
- Extremities
- Trunk
- Abdomen
- Head and neck
- External genitalia
- Inner organs - CORRECT ANSWER - Where can lymphedema be present?
- Primary represents a developmental abnormality (mostly affects LE and females)
- Secondary represents a known insult (surgery, infection, etc.) - CORRECT ANSWER -
What are the differences between primary and secondary lymphedema?
- Stage 0/Prestage: Lymphaniopathy
- Stage 1: Reversible
- Stage 2: Spontaneously irreversible
- Stage 3: Lymphostatic elephantiasis - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the stages of
lymphedema?
Lymphedema - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronic swelling full of protein-rich fluid due to
inadequate lymph drainage (most commonly seen in the arm/leg)
Questions and CORRECT Answers
- Superficial, deep, and organ systems
- Similar vessel structure
- Leukocytes
- Blood plasma
- Serum proteins
- Common pathways to the heart
- Protection of the body from infection/disease - CORRECT ANSWER - What are some
similarities between the lymphatic system and the cardiovascular system?
- Lymphatic system is not a closed circulatory system
- Lymphatic system has no central pump
- Lymph transport is interrupted by lymph nodes - CORRECT ANSWER - What are some
differences between the lymphatic system and the cardiovascular system?
- Lymph Vessels
- Lymph Fluid (Composed of Lymphatic Loads)
- Lymphatic Tissues (nodes and watersheds) - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the
general components of the lymphatic system?
- Lumbar trunks (left and right)
- Gastrointestinal trunk
- Thoracic duct (largest)
- Right lymphatic duct
- Jugular trunk (left and right)
- Supraclavicular trunk
- Tracheobronchial trunk
, - Subclavian trunk (left and right)
- Bronchomediastinal trunk (left and right)
- Parasternal trunk - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the different lymphatic trunks and
where are they located in the body?
Watersheds - CORRECT ANSWER - Linear areas on the skin that separate territories from
each other and contain relatively few lymph collectors
Very common (3 million Americans; 140-250 million worldwide) - CORRECT
ANSWER - How common is lymphedema? What is the incidence?
- Extremities
- Trunk
- Abdomen
- Head and neck
- External genitalia
- Inner organs - CORRECT ANSWER - Where can lymphedema be present?
- Primary represents a developmental abnormality (mostly affects LE and females)
- Secondary represents a known insult (surgery, infection, etc.) - CORRECT ANSWER -
What are the differences between primary and secondary lymphedema?
- Stage 0/Prestage: Lymphaniopathy
- Stage 1: Reversible
- Stage 2: Spontaneously irreversible
- Stage 3: Lymphostatic elephantiasis - CORRECT ANSWER - What are the stages of
lymphedema?
Lymphedema - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronic swelling full of protein-rich fluid due to
inadequate lymph drainage (most commonly seen in the arm/leg)
