MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The analogy in use for the lymphatic system is that it’s our body’s security alarm system. It runs throughout the outside (skin) and has wiring (lymphatic channels) that run with the arteries and veins all through the body, allowing your body to detect an infection or injury and mount a fever and the immune response.

Detailed explanation-2: -Breslin et al aptly described the analogy best: “[while arteries and] veins [function] like a super highway, lymphatics are slow local roads eventually leading to the heart.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Your lymphatic system, part of your immune system, has many functions. They include protecting your body from illness-causing invaders, maintaining body fluid levels, absorbing digestive tract fats and removing cellular waste. Blockages, diseases or infections can affect your lymphatic system’s function.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the relationship between blood tissue fluid and lymph? Tissue fluid collects waste from the tissues and as it starts to accumulate in the interstitial spaces, lymphatic vessels pick up the fluid and return it to the central circulation.