ATI RN
Lymphatic System Exam Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the role of dendritic cells in lymph nodes?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Dendritic cells present antigens; antibodies are B cells, killing is T cells, phagocytosis is macrophages.
Question 2 of 5
White pulp of spleen: Filters lymph.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: White pulp filters blood, not lymph; lymph filtration occurs in lymph nodes.
Question 3 of 5
One of the following is not a lymphatic organ
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The pancreas is a digestive and endocrine organ, not a lymphatic organ; spleen, thymus, and tonsils are part of the lymphatic system.
Question 4 of 5
Contain inactive B-lymphocyte
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Primary nodules contain inactive B-lymphocytes; secondary nodules have active ones.
Question 5 of 5
All functions of spleen except
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Spleen filters blood , forms blood in fetal life , destroys RBCs and has immune functions ; lymphocyte formation in germinal centers is more lymph node-specific (C is less accurate).