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Lymphatic System Review Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What happens to lymph nodes during an infection?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lymph nodes swell due to immune activity; they don't shrink , disappear , or harden typically.
Question 2 of 5
The spleen's venous drainage flows into which vein?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The splenic vein drains into the hepatic portal vein; renal and vena cava are unrelated.
Question 3 of 5
Which structure is a dilated sac at the thoracic duct's origin?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cisterna chyli is the dilated sac; right duct is separate, trunks feed it, vein is endpoint.
Question 4 of 5
Which organ matures T lymphocytes?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The thymus matures T cells; bone marrow produces them, spleen and nodes activate.
Question 5 of 5
Which structure traps pathogens in the throat?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Tonsils trap throat pathogens; spleen filters blood, thymus matures T cells, nodes filter lymph.