ACOLS LYMPHEDEMA CERT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Lymph capillaries are much denser in the _______ therefore these areas usually don't
swell up. - Answer -[ Palms of hands and Soles of feet ],
Lymph vessels can be found anywhere in the body where there is vascularization with
the exception of _________________ - Answer -[ Neither, there are no exceptions ].
The majority of the lymph fluid in the body returns to the . - Answer -[ Left venous angle
]
Lymph from above the upper horizontal watershed drains into the lymph
________nodes. - Answer -(not axillary)
Lower quadrants drain into the ________lymph nodes. - Answer -[ Inguinal ]
Upper quadrants drain into the______lymph nodes. - Answer -[ Axillary ]
On the extremities, territories are called _____ - Answer -[ Bundles ].
On the trunk, territories are called - Answer -[ Quadrants ].
Describe the pathway of lymph once it leaves the deep inguinal lymph nodes via the
efferent lymph vessels - Answer -lumbar lymph nodes- lumbar trunk, chys chile,
thoracic duct, LV, inter
This increase in lymphangiomotoricity is referred to as - Answer -[ Lymphatic safety
factor ]
Angions under normal physiological conditions, usually contract at _______times per
minute. - Answer -[ 10-12 ]
The rate at which lymph angions contract is referred to as - Answer -[
Lymphangiomotoricity ]
Initial lymph capillaries cover the entire body surface to form - Answer -[ The initial
lymph vessel plexus ].
The percentage of water that becomes Lymphatic Load is also known as - Answer -[
Net filtrate ].
Which part of the nervous system innervates the lymph collectors? - Answer -
Sympathetic branch of the Autonomic Nervous System
, Which lymph nodes do the collectors in the posterior intercostals spaces drain to? -
Answer -Paravertebral
Which lymph nodes do the collectors in the anterior intercostals spaces drain to? -
Answer -Parasternal
To which lymph nodes does the dorsolateral bundle drain? - Answer -deep inguinal or
anterior iliac lymph nodes
To which lymph nodes does the ventromedial bundle drain? - Answer -superficial
inguinal lymph nodes
What are the two bundles of the lower leg? - Answer -Ventromedial and Dorsolateral
Which upper arm territory do we utilize to help drain the arm in patients with Upper
Extremity Lymphedema? - Answer -Lateral
Where do the collectors of the medial upper arm territory drain? - Answer -Axillary
Where do the collectors of the lateral upper arm territory drain? - Answer -. Axillary and
Supraclavicular
What are the names of the two upper arm territories? - Answer -Lateral and Medial
What are the names of the three forearm bundles? - Answer -Radial, Ulnar, and Medial
What are the names of the four bundles in the hand? - Answer -Radial, Ulnar,
Mesothenar, and Descending
The lateral cervical triangle consists of which lymph nodes? - Answer -Deep cervical
lymph nodes
What is the largest lymph trunk in the body? - Answer -Thoracic Duct
Which parts of the body drain into the right venous angle? - Answer -. Right side of
head, face, and neck. Right upper quadrant, Right upper extremity
Which two veins form the venous angle? - Answer -Internal jugular and subclavian
The venous angles are also known as what? - Answer -The terminus
Where is the cysterna chyli located? - Answer -n the retrocrural space, behind and to
the right of the abdominal aorta, at the level of the first and second lumbar vertebrae
(L1-L2)
ANSWERS
Lymph capillaries are much denser in the _______ therefore these areas usually don't
swell up. - Answer -[ Palms of hands and Soles of feet ],
Lymph vessels can be found anywhere in the body where there is vascularization with
the exception of _________________ - Answer -[ Neither, there are no exceptions ].
The majority of the lymph fluid in the body returns to the . - Answer -[ Left venous angle
]
Lymph from above the upper horizontal watershed drains into the lymph
________nodes. - Answer -(not axillary)
Lower quadrants drain into the ________lymph nodes. - Answer -[ Inguinal ]
Upper quadrants drain into the______lymph nodes. - Answer -[ Axillary ]
On the extremities, territories are called _____ - Answer -[ Bundles ].
On the trunk, territories are called - Answer -[ Quadrants ].
Describe the pathway of lymph once it leaves the deep inguinal lymph nodes via the
efferent lymph vessels - Answer -lumbar lymph nodes- lumbar trunk, chys chile,
thoracic duct, LV, inter
This increase in lymphangiomotoricity is referred to as - Answer -[ Lymphatic safety
factor ]
Angions under normal physiological conditions, usually contract at _______times per
minute. - Answer -[ 10-12 ]
The rate at which lymph angions contract is referred to as - Answer -[
Lymphangiomotoricity ]
Initial lymph capillaries cover the entire body surface to form - Answer -[ The initial
lymph vessel plexus ].
The percentage of water that becomes Lymphatic Load is also known as - Answer -[
Net filtrate ].
Which part of the nervous system innervates the lymph collectors? - Answer -
Sympathetic branch of the Autonomic Nervous System
, Which lymph nodes do the collectors in the posterior intercostals spaces drain to? -
Answer -Paravertebral
Which lymph nodes do the collectors in the anterior intercostals spaces drain to? -
Answer -Parasternal
To which lymph nodes does the dorsolateral bundle drain? - Answer -deep inguinal or
anterior iliac lymph nodes
To which lymph nodes does the ventromedial bundle drain? - Answer -superficial
inguinal lymph nodes
What are the two bundles of the lower leg? - Answer -Ventromedial and Dorsolateral
Which upper arm territory do we utilize to help drain the arm in patients with Upper
Extremity Lymphedema? - Answer -Lateral
Where do the collectors of the medial upper arm territory drain? - Answer -Axillary
Where do the collectors of the lateral upper arm territory drain? - Answer -. Axillary and
Supraclavicular
What are the names of the two upper arm territories? - Answer -Lateral and Medial
What are the names of the three forearm bundles? - Answer -Radial, Ulnar, and Medial
What are the names of the four bundles in the hand? - Answer -Radial, Ulnar,
Mesothenar, and Descending
The lateral cervical triangle consists of which lymph nodes? - Answer -Deep cervical
lymph nodes
What is the largest lymph trunk in the body? - Answer -Thoracic Duct
Which parts of the body drain into the right venous angle? - Answer -. Right side of
head, face, and neck. Right upper quadrant, Right upper extremity
Which two veins form the venous angle? - Answer -Internal jugular and subclavian
The venous angles are also known as what? - Answer -The terminus
Where is the cysterna chyli located? - Answer -n the retrocrural space, behind and to
the right of the abdominal aorta, at the level of the first and second lumbar vertebrae
(L1-L2)
