CHAPTER 10: LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

C HAPTER 10: L YMPHATIC S YSTEM
Ball: Seidel’s Guide to Physical Examination, 9th Edition



MULTIPLE CHOICE


1. Which organ does not have lymphatic vessels?
a. Brain
b. Kidneys
c. Liver
d. Lungs



ANS: A



Lymphatic tissues are found abundantly throughout the body except in two
places, the placenta and the brain (central nervous system). Lymphatic tissues
are found abundantly in the kidneys, liver, and lungs.



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process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic
Adaptation



2. Cells that line the lymph node sinuses perform the specific function of:
a. fat absorption.
b. fetal immunization.
c. hematopoiesis.
d. phagocytosis.

, ANS: D



Lymph nodes defend against the invasion of microorganisms by phagocytosis.



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process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic
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3. Lymph flows faster in response to:
a. increased metabolic activity.
b. decreased blood volume.
c. decreased metabolic rate.
d. decreased permeability of the capillary walls.



ANS: A



Lymph flow increases with mounting capillary pressure, greater permeability
of the capillary walls, or increased metabolic rate.



DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) OBJ: Nursing
process—assessment MSC: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic
Adaptation



4. An organ that is essential to the development of protective immune function in
the infant but has little or no demonstrated function in the adult is the:
a. spleen.
b. liver.
c. thymus.
d. pancreas.