MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lymph capillaries or lymphatic capillaries are tiny, thin-walled microvessels located in the spaces between cells (except in the central nervous system and non-vascular tissues) which serve to drain and process extracellular fluid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lymph collected by capillaries is transported upstream to larger diameter vessels known as collecting lymphatic vessels. Collecting lymphatic vessels have continuous “zipper-like” junctions that prevent lymph leakage. LVs within collecting lymphatic vessels prevent backflow.

Detailed explanation-3: -The microvasculature consists of three types of small vessels: arterioles, capillaries, and venules. These microvessels form a network that regulates local blood perfusion and conducts blood–tissue exchange [262, 415] (Figure 1).