ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The thoracic duct drains all of the following - CORRECT ANSWER - The right leg, left
arm, and left side of the head and neck; The intestines, genitourinary organs, and liver
The left leg, both lower trunk quadrants, and both kidneys
What is the main task of the lymph capillaries? - CORRECT ANSWER - To ensure the
absorption of proteins and fluid from the interstitial spaces
Which of the following statement about the lymph nodes is true? - CORRECT ANSWER -
To ensure the absorption of proteins and fluid from the interstitial spaces
Which of the following statements regarding lymph and blood capillaries is true? - CORRECT
ANSWER - "Swinging flaps" of lymph capillaries allow absorption of large protein
molecules
Which of the following IS NOT a lymphatic trunk of the upper body? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Left lumbar trunk
What structures make up the "venous angle"? - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal jugular
and subclavian veins
Which lymph vessel DOES NOT contain valves? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lymph
capillaries of the dorsum of the hand
Which of the following lymphatic watersheds (WS) exist on both the anterior and posterior
aspects of the body? - CORRECT ANSWER - Median-sagittal Watershed
,Which of the following statements about lymph collectors is FALSE? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Superficial collectors drain muscles, joints and ligaments
The lymphatic organs of the body are: - CORRECT ANSWER - Thymus gland, tonsils,
Peyer's patches, spleen
Lymph fluid consists of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fatty acids,
cells, water, protein molecules
Which of the following is true about the thoracic duct? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is the
largest lymphatic vessel in the human body
It starts at the cisterna chyli
It enters into the left venous angle
The tributary region of the LEFT INGUINAL nodes is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Left
lower trunk quadrant, left lower extremity
Which of the following IS a characteristic of lymph collectors? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Lymphangia
Intrinsic contractility
A three layer muscular wall
The functions of the lymphatic system include all of the following - CORRECT
ANSWER - Produce and store lymphocytes
Absorb nutritional fatty acids from the intestines
Absorb interstitial fluid and return it to the venous circulation
Which of the following statements is FALSE in regard to the lymph vascular system? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Lymph vessels process many liters of fluid per minute
, Where do we find inter-axillary anastamoses? - CORRECT ANSWER - Across the
median-sagittal watershed
All of the following factors influence lymph transport - CORRECT ANSWER - Arterial
pulsation and manual lymphatic drainage
Muscle contraction and diaphragmatic breathing
External compression and stretching of tissue
Which of the following is true about the intestinal lymphatic system? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Intestinal lymph is called chyle
The tributary region of the RIGHT AXILLARY nodes is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Right
mammary gland, right upper trunk quadrant, right upper extremity
In the event of a blood clot (DVT), which of the following will most likely occur? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Increased blood capillary pressure
Low output failure... - CORRECT ANSWER - is due to a reduced transport capacity.
What conditions can cause edema? - CORRECT ANSWER - Increased capillary
hydrostatic pressure
Increased capillary permeability
Decreased plasma proteins
Which of the following causes passive hyperemia? - CORRECT ANSWER - Deep venous
thrombosis
What is diffusion? - CORRECT ANSWER - The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
occurs through diffusion
The rate of diffusion is dependent on temperature