APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Toward what area of the body does lymph flow?
A
brain
B
feet
C
stomach
D
heart
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lymph flows in the body through its intercellular spaces into the capillaries at the base of the neck. The lymphatic system does not have the circulatory system like the heart to send it in all directions. Lymph flows in one direction only i.e, from tissues to the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -This fluid is then transported back into the bloodstream via the lymph vessels. Lymph only moves in one direction, toward the heart.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lymph vessels take the lymph back to the lymph nodes (there are about 700 of these in total), which are found in our arm pit and groin as well as many other areas of the body such as the mouth, throat and intestines. The fluid that arrives in the lymph nodes is checked and filtered.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is option d because the lymphatic system is not a closed-loop like the circulatory system, it starts with lymphatic capillaries that drain into successively larger vessels that eventually drain out the lymphatic system through two lymph ducts into veins that lead towards the heart.

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