ACOLS MLD TRAINING QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is the purpose of the collectors? - Answer -Transport lymph to lymph nodes and
lymphatic trunks
Where are the superficial collectors located? - Answer -In the superficial fatty tissue,
above the fascia
What is the purpose of pre-collectors? - Answer -Connect superficial capillaries to
superficial collectors
What is the purpose of the initial lymph capillary? - Answer -Lymph formation
What is the purpose of the deep lymphatic system? - Answer -Drains the muscles and
tendons, joints, inner organs
Where is the deep lymphatic system located? - Answer -Beneath the fascia
Which structures comprise the superficial lymphatic system? - Answer -Initial lymph
capillaries, precollectors, and lymph collectors
Which lymphatic structures filter lymph fluid? - Answer -Lymph nodes
How much lymph fluid is normally returned to the venous system in 24 hours? - Answer
-. 2-4 liters
What are the four main components of the Lymphatic Load? - Answer -Water, proteins,
cells/cell fragments, long-chain fatty acids
75% of the lymph from the mammary gland drain into the parasternal lymph nodes, and
25% drains into the axillary lymph nodes. - Answer -False
The collectors of the ventromedial bundle form a bottleneck behind the medial femoral
condyle/medial aspect of the knee. - Answer -True
The three chains of the lateral cervical triangle drain into the left or right venous angle. -
Answer -True
The clavicle forms the posterior border of the lateral cervical triangle. - Answer -False
The sternocleidomastoid muscle forms the anterior border of the lateral cervical triangle.
- Answer -True
The jugular chain is the anterior limitation of the neck triangle, the supraclavicular chain
is the posterior limitation of the triangle, and the accessory chain is the inferior limitation
of the triangle. - Answer -False
, The gluteal watershed is located in the anterior thigh; beginning at the top of the anterior
superior iliac spine (ASIS), running down the back of the thigh, and ending at the
popliteal fossa. - Answer -False
The sagittal watershed is located directly in the center/midline of the body, dividing the
body into left and right. - Answer -True
The lower horizontal watershed starts at the umbilicus and follows the caudal limitation
of the rib cage to the vertebral column, at the level of T12. - Answer -True
The upper horizontal watershed separates the neck and shoulder territory from the
territories of the arm and thorax. - Answer -True
Most of the axillary lymph nodes located between the pectoralis major and latissimus
dorsi muscles. - Answer -True
The main purpose of the lymphatic system is to drain those substances that cannot be
drained or reabsorbed by the circulatory system and returns them to the blood. -
Answer -True
All of the collectors in the forearm converge and bottleneck at the _________________.
- Answer -Antecubital Fossa
The thoracic duct perforates the _______________________. - Answer -Diaphragm
The majority of the lymph fluid in the body returns to the ______________. - Answer -
Left venous angle
What are some common conditions that can cause edema? - Answer -Heart conditions,
pregnancy, and venous insufficiencies
What is the most common cause of lymphedema in the United States? - Answer -
Breast cancer surgery
What is edema? - Answer -An accumulation of water in the tissues
The thoracic duct originates at the cisterna chyli. - Answer -True
External genitalia drain into the inguinal lymph nodes, and the internal reproductive
organs drain into the pelvic lymph nodes. - Answer -True
Lymph from above the upper horizontal watershed drains into the _______________
lymph nodes. - Answer -Cervical
Lower quadrants drain into the __________ lymph nodes. - Answer -Inguinal
What is the purpose of the collectors? - Answer -Transport lymph to lymph nodes and
lymphatic trunks
Where are the superficial collectors located? - Answer -In the superficial fatty tissue,
above the fascia
What is the purpose of pre-collectors? - Answer -Connect superficial capillaries to
superficial collectors
What is the purpose of the initial lymph capillary? - Answer -Lymph formation
What is the purpose of the deep lymphatic system? - Answer -Drains the muscles and
tendons, joints, inner organs
Where is the deep lymphatic system located? - Answer -Beneath the fascia
Which structures comprise the superficial lymphatic system? - Answer -Initial lymph
capillaries, precollectors, and lymph collectors
Which lymphatic structures filter lymph fluid? - Answer -Lymph nodes
How much lymph fluid is normally returned to the venous system in 24 hours? - Answer
-. 2-4 liters
What are the four main components of the Lymphatic Load? - Answer -Water, proteins,
cells/cell fragments, long-chain fatty acids
75% of the lymph from the mammary gland drain into the parasternal lymph nodes, and
25% drains into the axillary lymph nodes. - Answer -False
The collectors of the ventromedial bundle form a bottleneck behind the medial femoral
condyle/medial aspect of the knee. - Answer -True
The three chains of the lateral cervical triangle drain into the left or right venous angle. -
Answer -True
The clavicle forms the posterior border of the lateral cervical triangle. - Answer -False
The sternocleidomastoid muscle forms the anterior border of the lateral cervical triangle.
- Answer -True
The jugular chain is the anterior limitation of the neck triangle, the supraclavicular chain
is the posterior limitation of the triangle, and the accessory chain is the inferior limitation
of the triangle. - Answer -False
, The gluteal watershed is located in the anterior thigh; beginning at the top of the anterior
superior iliac spine (ASIS), running down the back of the thigh, and ending at the
popliteal fossa. - Answer -False
The sagittal watershed is located directly in the center/midline of the body, dividing the
body into left and right. - Answer -True
The lower horizontal watershed starts at the umbilicus and follows the caudal limitation
of the rib cage to the vertebral column, at the level of T12. - Answer -True
The upper horizontal watershed separates the neck and shoulder territory from the
territories of the arm and thorax. - Answer -True
Most of the axillary lymph nodes located between the pectoralis major and latissimus
dorsi muscles. - Answer -True
The main purpose of the lymphatic system is to drain those substances that cannot be
drained or reabsorbed by the circulatory system and returns them to the blood. -
Answer -True
All of the collectors in the forearm converge and bottleneck at the _________________.
- Answer -Antecubital Fossa
The thoracic duct perforates the _______________________. - Answer -Diaphragm
The majority of the lymph fluid in the body returns to the ______________. - Answer -
Left venous angle
What are some common conditions that can cause edema? - Answer -Heart conditions,
pregnancy, and venous insufficiencies
What is the most common cause of lymphedema in the United States? - Answer -
Breast cancer surgery
What is edema? - Answer -An accumulation of water in the tissues
The thoracic duct originates at the cisterna chyli. - Answer -True
External genitalia drain into the inguinal lymph nodes, and the internal reproductive
organs drain into the pelvic lymph nodes. - Answer -True
Lymph from above the upper horizontal watershed drains into the _______________
lymph nodes. - Answer -Cervical
Lower quadrants drain into the __________ lymph nodes. - Answer -Inguinal
