APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the extracellular fluid that is collected by the lymphatic vessels and nodes
A
lymph
B
thymus
C
spleen
D
tonsils
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lymph. Lymph is a fluid similar in composition to blood plasma. It is derived from blood plasma as fluids pass through capillary walls at the arterial end. As the interstitial fluid begins to accumulate, it is picked up and removed by tiny lymphatic vessels and returned to the blood.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tissue fluid, when entering the lymphatic system is known as lymph. Read about lymph in detail here. Let us look at the differences between tissue fluid and lymph. It is part of the extracellular fluid which flows between the blood vessels and cells.

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