Intermediate Thoracic Lymph Nodes Quiz

Q1. Which sequence best describes lymph drainage from lung tissue toward central thoracic pathways?

• Intercostal, pulmonary, diaphragmatic
• Axillary, pulmonary, parasternal
• Parasternal, pulmonary, intercostal
• Pulmonary, bronchopulmonary, tracheobronchial

Q2. What is another name for bronchopulmonary lymph nodes?

• Diaphragmatic lymph nodes
• Hilar lymph nodes
• Parasternal lymph nodes
• Intercostal lymph nodes

Q3. Which lymph nodes lie inferior to the tracheal bifurcation?

• Intercostal nodes
• Inferior tracheobronchial nodes
• Pulmonary nodes
• Parasternal nodes

Q4. Which lymph nodes lie along the sides of the trachea?

• Intercostal lymph nodes
• Paratracheal lymph nodes
• Pulmonary lymph nodes
• Parasternal lymph nodes

Q5. Which thoracic lymph nodes receive important drainage from the medial breast?

• Bronchopulmonary lymph nodes
• Paratracheal lymph nodes
• Parasternal lymph nodes
• Pulmonary lymph nodes

Q6. Which thoracic lymph nodes receive drainage from the posterior thoracic wall?

• Paratracheal lymph nodes
• Pulmonary lymph nodes
• Bronchopulmonary lymph nodes
• Intercostal lymph nodes

Q7. Which thoracic lymph nodes can receive drainage from diaphragmatic pleura?

• Submental lymph nodes
• Pulmonary lymph nodes
• Popliteal lymph nodes
• Diaphragmatic lymph nodes

Q8. Efferents from major thoracic nodal groups contribute to which paired lymphatic trunks?

• Intestinal trunk
• Bronchomediastinal trunks
• Jugular trunks only
• Lumbar trunks

Q9. Which lymph nodes are encountered first by lymph traveling from deep within the lung along the bronchi?

• Parasternal lymph nodes
• Diaphragmatic lymph nodes
• Pulmonary lymph nodes
• Intercostal lymph nodes

Q10. What ultimately happens to lymph passing through thoracic lymph nodes?

• It enters pulmonary arteries
• It enters coronary arteries
• It returns to the venous circulation
• It enters the aorta