PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The lymphatic system is important for the optimal functioning of our general and specific immune responses. The lymph nodes monitor the lymph flowing into them and produce cells and antibodies which protect our body from infection and disease.

Detailed explanation-2: -The lymphatic system helps maintain fluid balance in the body by collecting excess fluid and particulate matter from tissues and depositing them in the bloodstream. It also helps defend the body against infection by supplying disease-fighting cells called lymphocytes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lymphatic vessels branch, like blood vessels, into all the tissues of the body. Also called lymph system.