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Life Skills
10th -
12thgrade
Medical Terminology: The Lymphatic System
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- 1. Multiple Choice
The functions of the Lymphatic System include all of the following EXCEPT:
absorbs fats and fat soluble vitamins through the small intestine
increases the body's metabolism
removes waste products from tissues
cooperates with the immune system in destroying invading pathogens
- 2. Multiple Choice
______ is made up of 10% interstitial fluid and removes dead cells, debris and pathogens from the spaces between the cells
blood
plasma
water
lymph
- 3. Multiple Choice
The purpose of the _________ is to destroy pathogens using lymphocytes
lymph node
b cells
t cells
cytokines
- 4. Multiple Choice
The ______ is(are) located in the back of the throat the prevent (s) pathogens from entering the respiratory system
spleen
lymph node
tonsils
appendix
- 5. Multiple Choice
The _____ gland helps to stimulate lymphocytes into T cells
tonsils
thymus
appendix
spleen
- 6. Multiple Choice
"Immun/o" in immunologist means
cancer
tumor
protected
lymph
- 7. Multiple Choice
A lymphologist specializes in
cancer
the lymphatic system
tumors
tonsils
- 8. Multiple Choice
If you work in oncology you work with _____patients
immunodeficient
appendix
tonsil
cancer
- 9. Multiple Choice
"-oma" in lymphoma means
tumor
cancer
swelling
disease
- 10. Multiple Choice
Splenomegaly is referring to an enlarged
tonsil
spleen
appendix
Thymus gland
- 11. Multiple Choice
A bacteriocidal solution ________ microorganisms
kills
slows the growth
increases
hides
- 12. Multiple Choice
Adenocarcinoma means
tumor of a gland
cancerous tumor of a gland
tumor
cancerous tumor of a lymph node
- 13. Multiple Choice
"sarc/o" in sarcoma means
tumor in the bone
tumor in the flesh
tumor in the lymph node
cancer in the flesh
- 14. Multiple Choice
metastasis is when
cancer has spread
tumor has stopped growing
tumor has grown larger
cancer is gone
- 15. Multiple Choice
"Oste/o" in osteosarcoma refers to
bone
flesh
tumor
gland
- 16. Multiple Choice
Leukemia is referring to _____ blood cells
red
black
pink
white
- 17. Multiple Choice
Mammography detects tumors or precancerous cells of the ______
bone
flesh
breast
vessel
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