CHAPTER 13 - LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Activity I
A. Lymph nodes and other Lymphoid Organs
I. Match the structures in column B with their descriptions in column A

Answer

1. c. Spleen

2. a. Lymph nodes

3. d. Thymus

4. e. Tonsils

5. c. Spleen

II. Identify the names of the lymphoid tissues of the body

Answer Box:

1. Palatine Tonsil

2. Thymus

3. Spleen

4. Peyer’s patches

5. Appendix

III. Identify the following lymphatic organs, lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels in the
diagram and identify to which lymphatic duct they drain to.

Answer Box:
Lymphatic System Lymphatic Drainage

1. Tonsils Thoracic Duct

2. Cervical lymph node Right Lymphatic Duct and Thoracic Duct

3. Thoracic duct Thoracic Duct

4. Subclavian veins Right Lymphatic Duct and Thoracic Duct

5. Thoracic duct Thoracic Duct

6. Spleen Thoracic Duct

7. Lacteals in intestinal wall Thoracic Duct

8. Inguinal lymph node Thoracic Duct

9. Right lymphatic duct Right Lymphatic Duct

10. Thymus Right Lymphatic Duct

11. Axillary lymph node Right Lymphatic Duct and Thoracic Duct

12. Mammary plexus Right Lymphatic Duct and Thoracic Duct

 13. Lymphatic vessel  Right Lymphatic Duct and Thoracic Duct
(transports lymph)

14. Bone marrow Right Lymphatic Duct and Thoracic Duct

B. Body Defenses
I. Non specific body defenses
1. Indicate the sites of activity or the secretions of the nonspecific defenses by writing correct
terms in the answer blanks.
Answer Box:

1. Tears

2. Saliva

3. Stomach

4. Reproductive Tract

5. Sebaceous

6. Skin

7. Digestive

2.
1. b - Lysozyme Mucosae
f - Sebum

2. c - Mucosae
g - Skin

3. a - Acids
b - Lysozyme Mucosae
d - Mucus
e - Protein Digesting Enzymes
f - Sebum

4. d - Mucus

5. a - Acids
b - Lysozyme Mucosae
c - Mucosae
d - Mucus
e - Protein Digesting Enzymes
f - Sebum 
g - Skin

3.
1. f. Increased blood flow to an area 

2. e. Histamine 

3. g. Inflammatory chemicals including E

4. a. Chemotaxis 

5. c. Edema
 6. h. Macrophages

7. b. Diapedesis

8. i. Neutrophils

9. d. Fibrin mesh

II. Specific body defense: the immune system

1. Answer Box:

1. Immune System

2. Proteins

3. Haptens

4. Nonself

2.
1. b.

2. d.

3. e.

4. d. and e.

5. e.

6. d.

7. c.

8. a.

3.
1. ANTIGEN

2. COMPLEMENT FIXATION

3. NEUTRALIZATION

4. AGGLUTINATION

5. M

6. PRECIPITATION

7. PHAGOCYTES

4.
1. AN
 2. PN

3. PN

4. PA

5. AA

6. AA

7. PN

8. AA

9. AA

10. AA