The Lymphatic System Chapter 23

Front 1

List 3 functions of the lymphatic system

Back 1

 Produce, maintain, and distribute lymphocytes
 Maintain normal blood volume
 Transport dietary lipids

Front 2

The lymphatic network is not a circuit.
Where does it begin and with what vessels?

Back 2

 In cardiovascular capillary networks
 Lymphatic capillaries

Front 3

There really isn’t any pressure in lymphatic
vessels, so like veins they have

Back 3

 Valves

Front 4

Match the two major lymphatic vessels to
their drainage areas.
 Lower body and left upper body –

Back 4

 Thoracic duct

Front 5

Match the two major lymphatic vessels to
their drainage areas.Right upper body (above diaphragm) –

Back 5

 Right lymphatic duct

Front 6

Where do they drain lymph back into our
circulatory system?

Back 6

Junction of subclavian and internal jugular
veins

Front 7

In various areas of the body we find
aggregations of lymphocytes in a reticular
connective tissue framework (tonsils are an
example). What is the general term for these
aggregations?

Back 7

 Lymphoid nodules

Front 8

 Match the specific tonsils to their
description.
 Single, located in superior nasopharynx

Back 8

 Pharyngeal tonsil

Front 9

Match the specific tonsils to their
description.Paired, located on each side of the posterior
oral cavity

Back 9

 Palatine tonsils

Front 10

Match the specific tonsils to their
description.Paired, located on the base of the tongue

Back 10

 Lingual tonsils

Front 11

What lymphatic organs are small, oval
organs up to 1 inch in diameter filter lymph
and house macrophages and lymphocytes,
and in what 3 regions are they most
noticeable?

Back 11

 Lymph nodes
 Cervical, Axillary, Inguinal

Front 12

What lymphatic organ (largest) lies in far
upper left of the abdomen and removes
abnormal blood cells, stores iron, and
initiates an immune response to antigens
found in the blood?

Back 12

 Spleen

Front 13

What endocrine gland, found behind the
sternum, produces mature t-lymphocytes?

Back 13

 Thymus