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level: Lymphatic Pathways 1

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level questions: Lymphatic Pathways 1

Question	Answer
List 3 areas with a high concentration of lyphnodes.	Neck, sternum, armpit, inner elbow, upper-inner thigh (near gentiles)
What is a "watershed," in regards to the lymphatic system?	A watershed is a dividing line between lymphatic territories. (Image; the major watershed lines)
What is an Anastomosis?	Anastomosis: pathways that cross over watershed
What are the names of the 3 MAJOR watershed lines?	Major (red): • Mid sagittal • Naval / horizontal - lumbar line • Clavicle / upper horizontal – line of scapula
Where are the 3 MINOR watershed lines?	Minor: • Coronal • Deltoid • Saddle line of buttocks (see pink)
Besides the lymphatic pathways of the upper/lower extremities, there are 3 other lymphatic pathways. What are they?	• Thorax • Mammary glands • Head & neck
Lymph of the leg drain into both the superficial & deep ________ lymph nodes	inguinal
The lymph of the leg can be subdivided into 3 parts. What are they?	Dorsolateral bundle, Ventrolateral & ventromedial
The _________ bundle contains the longest lymph vessels of the body. Some run uninterrupted from the foot all the way to, & drain into the superficial inguinal lymph nodes	ventromedial
In the lower leg deep lymph vessels run along the anterior posterior _____ arteries & the _____ arteries	tibial, fibular
Deep lymph vessels of the upper leg run along the femoral vessels & empty into the deep ______ lymph nodes.	inguinal
Lymph of the entire arm is drained to the _______ lymph nodes	axillary
The palmar network drain the palmar part of the hand & fingers. Lymph collectors are located on the ________ and _________	Lateral sides/aspect of the fingers and the back of the hand.
The back of the hand is almost without fatty tissue & for this reason _____ can develop easily	edema
Medial bundle (forearm; radial & ulnar bundle) of the upper arm runs parallel to the _____ vein	basilic
The ________ & ________ bundle drain the upper arm & shoulder into the axillary lymph nodes	dorsomedial & dorsolateral
The anterior & posterior ________ wall drain into the right & left axillary lymph nodes	thoracic
True or false: Lymph nodes drain into lymph vessles.	FALSE. Lymph VESSLES drain into Lymph NODES.
The thorax contains three large lymphatic trunks:	• Anterior mediastinal trunk • Bronchomediastinal trunk • Parasternal trunk (Note that each trunk has a left and right branch)
The ___________ trunks collect lymph from the lymph nodes located along the aorta, esophagus, & the lungs	bronchomediastinal
The _________ trunks receive lymph from the medial area of the mammary glands and from the intercostal spaces of the anterior thorax, & transport it via the infraclavicular lymph nodes to the venous angle or retrograde to the thoracic duct or cisterna chyli.	parasternal
• The _______ ________ ducts receive lymph from organs including the thyroid gland, thymus & trachea, and empty into the thoracic duct.	anterior mediastinal
The mammary gland is divided into four quadrants. The two medial quadrants drain into ____sternal & ____sternal lymph nodes	retro, para
The mammary gland is divided into four quadrants. The two lateral quadrants drain into the ________ nodes.	axillary
Head and neck lymph are divided into two parts: ______ and _____ ____	Facial and dorsal skull
Periauricular, retroauricular and submandibular lymph nodes are found in what greater area of the body?	Head and neck.
There are many _________ from one side of the head to the other	anastomes. "An anastomosis is a connection or opening between two things that are normally diverging or branching, "