OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
LYMPHATIC TISSUES AND ORGANS
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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: -The second function of the lymphatic system is the absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins from the digestive system and the subsequent transport of these substances to the venous circulation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unlike other nutrients, fat cannot be absorbed directly into the blood from the gut because fat molecules are simply too large to be taken up by the tiny capillaries that line it; it would simply clog them up. Instead, it must be absorbed by another route – the lymphatic system.
Detailed explanation-3: -A. Lymph carries digested and absorbed fat from the intestine. B. Lymph drains excess fluid from extracellular space back into the blood. C. Lymph maintains the volume of the blood. D. All of the above.