PowerPoint® Clicker Questionsprepared by Mark Hollier,Georgia Perimeter College - Clarkston Campus

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The Lymphatic

System and LymphoidOrgans andTissues

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Lymphatic vessels _______.

a) collect excess fluid from interstitial spaces

b) drain blood from lymph nodes

c) are part of the venous system

d) are built like arteries

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Lymphatic vessels _______.

a) collect excess fluid from interstitial spaces

b) drain blood from lymph nodes

c) are part of the venous system

d) are built like arteries

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Lymphatic capillaries owe their permeability to the presence of _______.

a) an open end that siphons fluid from the interstitial fluid

b) minivalves in their walls

c) tight junctions between adjacent cells

d) proteins in the lymph fluid

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Lymphatic capillaries owe their permeability to the presence of _______.

a) an open end that siphons fluid from the interstitial fluid

b) minivalves in their walls

c) tight junctions between adjacent cells

d) proteins in the lymph fluid

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Which of the following represents a logical sequence of structures that contribute to the return of fluid into the blood via the lymphatic system?

a) Blood capillaries, arteries, lymphatic vessels, subclavian vein

b) Arteries, lymphatic vessels, blood capillaries, subclavian vein

c) Arteries, blood capillaries, lymphatic vessels, subclavian vein

d) Subclavian vein, arteries, blood capillaries, lymphatic vessels

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Which of the following represents a logical sequence of structures that contribute to the return of fluid into the blood via the lymphatic system?

a) Blood capillaries, arteries, lymphatic vessels, subclavian vein

b) Arteries, lymphatic vessels, blood capillaries, subclavian vein

c) Arteries, blood capillaries, lymphatic vessels, subclavian vein

d) Subclavian vein, arteries, blood capillaries, lymphatic vessels

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Which of the following contribute(s) to the flow of lymph through lymphatic vessels?

a) The pumping of the heart

b) The milking action of skeletal muscle contraction

c) Pressure changes in the thorax that result from breathing

d) Both b and c

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Which of the following contribute(s) to the flow of lymph through lymphatic vessels?

a) The pumping of the heart

b) The milking action of skeletal muscle contraction

c) Pressure changes in the thorax that result from breathing

d) Both b and c

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Which of the following would the body perceive as an antigen?

a) Bacteria

b) Virus

c) Mismatched red blood cell

d) All of the above

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Which of the following would the body perceive as an antigen?

a) Bacteria

b) Virus

c) Mismatched red blood cell

d) All of the above

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An advantage to having reticular connective tissue present in lymph nodes is that ________.

a) the loose organization of reticular connective tissue provides niches for macrophages and lymphocytes

b) lymph filters through the nodes and is exposed to lymphocytes and macrophages

c) lymphocytes cycle to various areas of the body and back to lymph nodes

d) all of the above take place

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An advantage to having reticular connective tissue present in lymph nodes is that ________.

a) the loose organization of reticular connective tissue provides niches for macrophages and lymphocytes

b) lymph filters through the nodes and is exposed to lymphocytes and macrophages

c) lymphocytes cycle to various areas of the body and back to lymph nodes

d) all of the above take place

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Lymph tends to stall inside lymph nodes. This is due to _______.

a) small-diameter spaces within the medulla

b) the large volume of lymph entering the node

c) fewer efferent lymphatic vessels than afferent lymphatic vessels

d) fewer afferent lymphatic vessels than efferent lymphatic vessels

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Lymph tends to stall inside lymph nodes. This is due to _______.

a) small-diameter spaces within the medulla

b) the large volume of lymph entering the node

c) fewer efferent lymphatic vessels than afferent lymphatic vessels

d) fewer afferent lymphatic vessels than efferent lymphatic vessels

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Buboes are inflamed, swollen _______.

a) tonsils

b) thymus

c) spleen

d) lymph nodes

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Buboes are inflamed, swollen _______.

a) tonsils

b) thymus

c) spleen

d) lymph nodes

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_______ can enter lymphatic capillaries.

a) Bacteria

b) Large proteins

c) Interstitial fluid

d) All of the above

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_______ can enter lymphatic capillaries.

a) Bacteria

b) Large proteins

c) Interstitial fluid

d) All of the above

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The ______ is the largest lymphoid organ.

a) lymph node

b) spleen

c) thymus

d) tonsil

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The ______ is the largest lymphoid organ.

a) lymph node

b) spleen

c) thymus

d) tonsil

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Red pulp of the spleen is most concerned with _______, while white pulp is most concerned with _________.

a) immunity; new red blood cell formation

b) filtering lymph; T lymphocyte formation

c) blood filtering; immunity

d) urine formation; blood filtering

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Red pulp of the spleen is most concerned with _______, while white pulp is most concerned with _________.

a) immunity; new red blood cell formation

b) filtering lymph; T lymphocyte formation

c) blood filtering; immunity

d) urine formation; blood filtering

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Which of the following lymphoid tissues removes defective red blood cells from the blood?

a) Lymph node

b) Thymus

c) Spleen

d) Peyer's patches

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Which of the following lymphoid tissues removes defective red blood cells from the blood?

a) Lymph node

b) Thymus

c) Spleen

d) Peyer's patches

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The thymus is important for _______.

a) T lymphocyte maturation

b) removal of foreign antigens

c) B lymphocyte maturation

d) secretion of hormones that promote B lymphocyte immunocompetence

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The thymus is important for _______.

a) T lymphocyte maturation

b) removal of foreign antigens

c) B lymphocyte maturation

d) secretion of hormones that promote B lymphocyte immunocompetence

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Tonsils promote memory of pathogens by ________.

a) secreting antibodies into the blood

b) trapping food particles to support bacterial growth

c) trapping pathogens so lymphocytes canencounter them and develop immune cells with memory

d) producing B lymphocytes

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Tonsils promote memory of pathogens by ________.

a) secreting antibodies into the blood

b) trapping food particles to support bacterial growth

c) trapping pathogens so lymphocytes can encounter them and develop immune cells with memory

d) producing B lymphocytes

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Which lymphoid organ is not derived from mesodermal mesenchymal cells?

a) Lymph nodes

b) Thymus

c) Spleen

d) Lymphatic vessels

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Which lymphoid organ is not derived from mesodermal mesenchymal cells?

a) Lymph nodes

b) Thymus

c) Spleen

d) Lymphatic vessels