LYMPHATIC
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
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Protect the body against foreign organisms
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Destroy or neutralize pathogens that cause disease
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Act as body defense and resistance to disease
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Drain body fluids and return them to bloodstream
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Absorbs fats and fat-soluble
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Detailed explanation-1: -(i) it absorbs and transports fat and fat soluble vitamins from intestine. (ii) It regulates the pH of the body. (iii) It transports nutrients, hormones, etc., to the body cell.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are blood capillaries and special lymph capillaries, called lacteals, in the center of each villus. The blood capillaries absorb most nutrients, but the fats and fat-soluble vitamins are absorbed by the lacteals. The lymph in the lacteals has a milky appearance due to its high fat content and is called chyle.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the intestine, lymphatic capillaries (lacteals) are necessary to absorb dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine. Lacteals are important for lipid transport from the small intestinal epithelium to the lymphatic vasculature and blood circulation (Dixon, 2010).
Detailed explanation-4: -managing the fluid levels in the body. reacting to bacteria. dealing with cancer cells. dealing with cell products that otherwise would result in disease or disorders. absorbing some of the fats in our diet from the intestine.