CIBTAC A+P| 235 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

tissue fluid leaves the capillaries via? correct answer: diffusion the lymphatic vessel that gathers most of the lymph is the? correct answer: thoracic duct the liquid which carries dissolved substances from capillaries to cells and back is the? correct answer: blood plasma the fluid between cells is driven along by? correct answer: pressure from contracting muscles surrounding how is lymph circulated? correct answer: a combination of skeletol muscle contraction and valves in the veins lymph is drained back into the bloodstream through the? correct answer: lymphatic ducts the lymphatic system relies on the muscular system for? correct answer: movement which body therapy machine relies on the muscular system? correct answer: vacuum suction T or F? lymphatic vessels do not contain valves: correct answer: false. the constituents of lymph are very similar too? correct answer: plasma what are the functions of the lymphatic system? correct answer: - filters lymph what constituents can leave the capillaries? correct answer: - leucocytes - food - water - oxygen what drains into the lymphatic capillaries instead of the blood capillaries? correct answer: - pressure is lower here - excess tissue fluid - micro organisms - foreign matter + damaged cells how is lymph described? correct answer: - clear - colourless fluid - derived from plasma how are micro organisms destroyed? correct answer: