GENERAL HISTOLOGY

LYMPHATIC

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The glucose content of lymph is ____ blood.
A
higher than
B
lower than
C
the same as
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The lymph contains lesser proteins because they have been filtered by the kidneys and removed from the plasma. The number of proteins that escaped from the capillaries to tissue is very less.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hence, lymph contains less proteins than blood plasma. Lymph contains relatively less of the larger proteins compared to plasma suggesting that molecular size is important in lymph filtration.

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