Which of the following is NOT a function of lymphatic vessels?

Anatomically, lymphatic vessels resemble (a) elastic arteries, (b) muscular arteries, (c) arterioles, (d) medium veins, (e) the venae cavae.

Lymph nodes are densely clustered in all of the following body areas excepta. brain,b. the axillae,c. the groin,d. the cervical region.

Which statement below describes the lymphatic system's role in relation to the cardiovascular system?

Lymph from the right arm, the right half of the head, and the right chest is received by the (a) cisterna chyli, (b) right lymphatic duct, (c) right thoracic duct, (d) aorta.

Paula's grandfather is diagnosed as having lung cancer. His physician takes biopsies of several lymph nodes from neighboring regions of the body, and Paula wonders why, since his cancer is in the lungs. What would you tell her?

Mrs. Jackson, a 59-year-old woman, has undergone a left radical mastectomy (removal of the left breast and left axillary lymph nodes and vessels). Her left arm is severely swollen and painful, and she is unable to raise it to more than shoulder height.a. Explain her signs and symptoms.b. Can she expect to have relief from these symptoms in time? How so?