Statistics for General Medicine: Lymphatic system

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Fluid also referred to as lymphatic fluid; this fluid is actually just plasma that didn’t make it back into the capillaries	Lymph	100%
	Lymph	100%
	3	75%
The soft, spongy tissue in the center of certain bones (pelvis, spine, sternum) that accounts for producing approximately 95% of all blood cells.	Bone Marrow	75%
3. Protect against _______ invaders by producing and maturing white blood cells	Foreign	75%
Cancer of the lymphatic system	Lymphoma	63%
Situated in the upper chest, this organ / gland is mostly just active prior to puberty. This is where T-lymphocytes will mature and convert from lymphocytes into T-lymphocytes. T-lymphcoytes are essential in fighting foreign invaders	Thymus	63%
Each day, approximately __ liters of plasma (liquid part of the blood) will flow out of tiny _____ in the thin walls of the capillaries. The plasma will help to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the cell / tissue that surround the capillaries. The surrounding tissue will soak up all the essential substances and then leave behind the waste. The plasma will return the waste into the bloodstream, but, approximately _ liter of plasma each day won't be returned and the remaining plasma will remain around the tissue like someone throwing trash on the street. The remaining plasma will then turn into _____, and this is where the lymphatic system steps in and helps to return the remaining waste.	20	50%
The study of lymphatic system	Lymphology	50%
The largest lymphatic organ is situated on the left side of the body, beneath the ribs and above the stomach. Most crucial functions - filtration, removal of damaged cells, storing erythro-and thrombocytes in case of emergency	Spleen	50%
Bean-shaped glands that monitor and cleanse lymph fluid from damaged cells as it filters through them and also storing leukocytes	Lymph Nodes	38%
	Pores	38%
2. Help the body absorb ____	Fats	25%
Tubes that form a convoluted network throughout the body that will transport the lymph towards the major ducts. These tubes include veins and capillaries. This is also where the lymph will officially be soaked up from the tissues	Lymphatic Vessels	25%
Swelling or accumulation of fluid	Lymphedema	25%
These two structures trap pathogens from everything we consume / inhale and part of the body’s first line of defense against invaders	Tonsils / Adenoids	25%
The two main ducts that will receive the lymph from the lymphatic vessels. These ducts will receive the lymph from the vessels, and then return the lymph into the bloodstream by transporting the lymph to the subclavian veins	Collecting Ducts	13%
1. Collecting excess ______ from the body's tissues and returning it to the bloodstream in order to balance out fluid levels in the body and	Fluids	13%
An inflammation of the lymph vessels	Lymphangitis	13%
An overgrowth of cells in the body’s lymphatic system	Castleman disease	0%
Swollen lymph nodes	Lymphadenopathy	0%
An inborn condition, the presence of noncancerous, fluid-like bumps (cysts) under the skin, due to the lymph vessels overgrowing	Lymphangioma	0%
A parasitic infection that causes the lymphatic system to malfunction	Lymphatic Filariasis	0%
A higher-than-normal amount of lymphocytes in the body	Lymphocytosis	0%
This mucus membrane exists throughout the body in places such as in the small intestine, appendix and airways. MALT will monitor and attack and destroy invading germs	Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT)	0%