Blood and Lymphatic System

Which type of blood cell fights off bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other harmful invaders?

• red

• blue

• white

• green

Which of the following does the lymphatic system do?

• fights off illness and infection

• absorbs fats from digestive system

• removes harmful and unwanted materials from tissue fluid

• carries hormones through the body

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What does the spleen do?

• yellowish, liquid part of blood

• triangle-shaped area connected to the pharynx; voice box

• one of the two lower chambers of the heart through which blood exits

• organ that recycles worn-out red blood cells and produces and stores lymphocytes

What is the function of blood?

• Temperature regulation

• transportation of materials

• fighting infections

• digesting food

a collection of organs whose primary function is to collect extracellular fluid and return it to the blood

• lymphatic system

• lymph

• lymph node

• thymus

The Lymphatic System's function is...

• To return tissue fluid to the blood.

• To transport oxygen.

• To help defend the body against infection

• To transport fat

the extracellular fluid that is collected by the lymphatic vessels and nodes

• lymph

• thymus

• spleen

• tonsils

Bone marrow is important to you lymphatic system because that is where _____________ are produced.

• lymphocytes

• oxygen molecules

• bacteria

• lymph nodes

What is the lymphatic system known as?

• The body's immune system

• The body's secondary circulatory system

• The body's water regulation system

• The body's primary circulatory system

Lymph

• is the same as blood.

• is fluid in the cells.

• drains into your muscles.

• is fluid collected by the lymphatic system.