APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When a new ____ is made, it replaces the older fluid, which drains toward lymph vessels. When it enters the lymph vessels, it is called lymph
A
tissue fluid
B
lymph
C
lymphoid
D
typhoid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It helps bring oxygen and nutrients to cells and to remove waste products from them. As new tissue fluid is made, it replaces older fluid, which drains towards lymph vessels. When it enters the lymph vessels, it is called lymph. Also called interstitial fluid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lymph, also called lymphatic fluid, is the extra interstitial fluid that drains from your body’s cells and tissues.

Detailed explanation-3: -The lymphatic system is a system that drains the leaked tissue fluid back into the circulation. Its components are lymphatic vessels, lymphatic organs, lymph nodes, and widely scattered lymphoid tissue within the connective tissue. Lymph is the tissue fluid flowing through these lymphatic channels.

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