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UNIT 8 - BLOOD / LYMPHATIC / CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS
ACTIVITY - Lymphatic System Worksheet
Name ____________________________________________ Period ________
1. Identify the six structures most commonly associated with the lymphatic system and
describe their location and role in preventing illness and/or disease.
Organ/Structure Location Role/Function
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Identify the most appropriate answer for the following questions pertaining to the
Lymphatic System.
2. The lymphatic network begins with microscopic tubes known as:
a. Lymph vessels
b. Lymphatic capillaries
c. Protein filaments
d. Lymphatic ducts
3. The lymphatic capillaries are found:
a. Among vascular capillary beds
b. In the brain
c. In the spinal cord
d. In bone tissue
4. What prevents lymph from leaking into extracellular spaces?
a. Valves
b. Overlapping endothelial cells
c. Low pressure in the capillaries
d. Gaps between the endothelial cells
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5. Which of the following is most like lymphatic vessels in structure:
a. Capillaries
b. Veins
c. Venules
d. Collecting ducts
6. Which of the following is NOT true of lymph nodes?
a. They gradually increase in size and eventually merge into collecting ducts
b. They are small
c. They are generally oval in shape
d. They receive and pass on lymph by way of lymphatic vessels
7. Numerous lymphatic vessels merge to form:
a. Lymphatic capillaries
b. Lymphatic nodes
c. Collecting ducts
d. Peyer’s patches
8. The main collecting vessel for the lymphatic network draining lymph from the left side
of the body is the:
a. Thoracic duct
b. Right lymphatic duct
c. Squamous lymphatic duct
d. Cranial duct
9. Which lymphatic duct empties into the left subclavian vein?
a. Thoracic duct
b. Right lymphatic duct
c. Cerebral aqueduct
d. Choroid plexus
10. Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning movement of lymph through
the body?
a. Pressure gradients are essential in the movement of lymph
b. The accumulation of protein in interstitial fluid affects lymph movement
c. Lifting weights affects lymph movement
d. Blood pressure is a major factor in the movement of lymph
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11. Identify and describe three mechanisms of movement of lymph through the
lymphatic vessels.
A.
B.
C.
12. Arrange the following lymphatic vessels in sequences from smallest to largest or
most distal to most proximal within the lymphatic system.
Collecting ducts Lymphatic capillaries Lymphatic vessels
13. Define Antigens
14. Define Antibodies
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WORKSHEET - Lymphatic System Worksheets - KEY
1. Organ/Structure Location Role/Function
A. Lymph Nodes throughout the body but remove foreign particles
concentrated in the neck, and cleans lymph fluid
groin, armpit, and from
abdominal cavities
B. Spleen left side of the abdominal a blood reservoir and filter
cavity just below the for removing foreign
diaphragm - LUQ particles and old cells from
the blood and lymph
C. Thymus Gland in the mediastinum just site of T lymphocyte
superior to the heart maturation
D. Tonsils mouth and throat (3) pairs destroy pathogens in the
palatine, pharyngeal, and mouth and throat region
lingual
E. Peyer’s Patches within the walls of the destroys pathogens trying
small intestines to pass through the
intestinal wall
F. Bone Marrow (Red) middle of flat bone and the production of blood cells
epiphysis of long bones and the maturation of B
lymphocytes
2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D
11. A. Pressure gradients from the extra cellular space into the lymphatic capillaries
and lymphatic vessels
B. Moves toward the collecting ducts and toward the heart by way of skeletal
muscle pumps
C. Assisted in movement toward the heart by the presence of one way valves
within the lymphatic vessels
12. Lymphatic capillaries, Lymphatic vessels, Collecting Ducts
13. Antigens : any foreign substance that stimulates an immune response
14. Antibodies: proteins produced by cells that react with antigens by binding with
them to form an antigen-antibody complex
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