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Lecture 3 exam
Lymphatic, Resp., Dig.
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
07/09/2011

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a. What is lymph fluid?
Definition
Blood plasma
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b. Why do we have lymph fluid?
Definition
The difference in pressure, 10 mm Hg, forces the plasma out of the capillaries into the extracellular space
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c. Why does it need to be returned back to the circulatory system?
Definition
3 liters are made daily,
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a. Structure of the lymph capillaries
Definition
Thin, large, very fenestrated
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b. What do lymph capillaries carry?
Definition
lymph
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a. Who feeds into lymphatic vessels?
Definition
lymph capillaries
Term
bronchomediastinal trunks drains what
Definition
head and chest
Term
bronchomediastinal trunks drains what?
Definition
head and chest
Term
jugular trunks drains what?
Definition
head and neck
Term
subclavian trunks drains what
Definition
upper extremities
Term
intestinal trunk drains what
Definition
abdomen and organs
Term
lumbar trunks drains what
Definition
lower extremities and pelvic
Term
a. What part of the body does the right lymphatic duct receive lymph from?
Definition
Drains upper right side of body:
Rt jugular
Rt subclavian
Rt bronchomediastinal
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b. Which trunks drains into the right lymphatic duct?
Definition
Rt jugular
Rt subclavian
Rt bronchomediastinal
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c. Where does the lymph flow into from the right lymphatic duct?
Definition
flows into rt subclavian & int jugular v
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b. What is the beginning of the thoracic duct called?
Definition
Cisterna Chyli
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c. Which trunks flow into the cisterna chili?
Definition
lumbar & intestinal trunks drains - cisterna chyli
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d. The thoracic duct passes through which hiatus in the diaphragm?
Definition
aortic hiatus
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e. Is the thoracic duct on the right or left side of the aorta artery?
Definition
left
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f. Which trunks drain into the thoracic duct proper?
Definition
lumbar and intestinal
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g. The lymph flows from the thoracic duct into where?
Definition
lf subclavian/internal jugular v
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c. Name of the major lymph nodes & location
Definition
-cervical lymph nodes
-axillary lymph nodes
-thoracic lymph nodes
-abdominal lymph nodes
-intestinal lymph nodes
-mesenterial lymph nodes
-inguinal lymph nodes
-popliteal lymph nodes
Term
b. mucosa -associated lymphatic tissue
Definition
palatine tonsils
-lingual tonsils
-pharyngeal tonsil
Term
gastric associated lymphatic tissue
Definition
Peyer’s Patches
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a. Position of the thymus gland
Definition
Post to sternum in mediastinum
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b. Functions of the thymus gland
Definition
sensitizes T-cells to pathogens
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