APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the interstitial fluid?
A
fluid that surrounds lymph nodes
B
fluid that surrounds body cells
C
fluid that surrounds lymphocytes
D
fluid that surrounds monocytes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fluid found in the spaces around cells. It comes from substances that leak out of blood capillaries (the smallest type of blood vessel). It helps bring oxygen and nutrients to cells and to remove waste products from them.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Inter” means between or among, so interstitial means between the parts of a tissue, but not within the blood vessel. Hence, interstitial fluid is a type of ECF that lies between cells of the tissue, but is not inside the blood vessels.

Detailed explanation-3: -Interstitial fluid is a fluid present in a thin layer present all over the body and it surrounds the cells of the body. It constitutes the internal environment of the body that surrounds almost all the cells.

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