Lympatich system

This lymphatic duct receives lymph from the left side of the head, neck, chest, left upper extremity and the entire body below the ribs.

• Left lymphatic duct or thoracic duct

• Right lymphatic duct

• Cisterna chyli

• Subclavian duct

What system is the lymphatic system part of?

• Nervous system

• Digestive system

• Immune system

• Endocrine system

small ducts that convey lymph and dietary lipids (fats) from the villi of the small intestines to the cisterna chyli

• lacteals

• capillaries

• arterioles

• venules

When plasma seeps through the capillary walls and travels amid the body tissues, what is it known as?

• tissue fluid or interstitial fluid

• blood plasma

• lymphatic fluid

• extracellular matrix

This lymphatic organ is located in the upper anterior part of the thoracic cavity behind the sternum and between the lungs

• Thymus gland

• Spleen

• Lymph node

• Bone marrow

finger-like projections found along the mucosal walls of the small intestines.

• microvilli

• villi

• cilia

• crypts

This blood vessel returns lymph to the cardiovascular system from the left side of the body

• Left subclavian vein

• Right subclavian vein

• Inferior vena cava

• Pulmonary artery

This is the smallest of the two lymphatic vessels

• right lymphatic vessel

• thoracic duct

• subclavian vein

• jugular vein

These function as filters to remove bacteria and other foreign bodies including malignant cells.

• spleen

• lymph nodes

• thymus

• bone marrow

What are the 2 large main vessels or collecting ducts of the lymphatic system?

• right lymphatic duct

• left lymphatic duct

• thoracic duct

• pulmonary duct