Which Statement Is NOT True About the Lymphatic System

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT true about the lymphatic system?

• A)It takes up excess tissue fluid at the site of capillaries.
• B)Lymph contains the same proteins as found in the blood.
• C)It helps defend the body against disease.
• D)It contains lymph that may have fat in it.
• E)Lymph is tissue fluid that has entered a lymph vessel.

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Definitions:

Domestic Inflation

The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and subsequently, purchasing power is falling within a country.

Demographic Transition

A theory describing the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops from a pre-industrial to an industrialized economic system.

Per Capita Incomes

The average income earned per person in a given area or country.

Birth Rates

A rephrased: The frequency of live births in a given population, measured as the number of births per 1000 individuals per year.