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What is the function of the lymphatic system?
What is the function of the lymphatic system?
The function of the lymphatic system is to return fluid from the tissues to be recirculated.
What is the composition of lymph and how does it change?
What is the composition of lymph and how does it change?
Lymph is generally similar to blood plasma and undergoes continual change in composition due to its derivation from interstitial fluid.
How does lymph return proteins and excess interstitial fluid to the bloodstream?
How does lymph return proteins and excess interstitial fluid to the bloodstream?
Lymph returns proteins and excess interstitial fluid to the bloodstream via the lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes.
What is the etymology of the word 'lymph'?
What is the etymology of the word 'lymph'?
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What is the composition of lymph similar to?
What is the composition of lymph similar to?
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What is lymph richer in when it leaves a lymph node compared to blood plasma?
What is lymph richer in when it leaves a lymph node compared to blood plasma?
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What is chyle rich in?
What is chyle rich in?
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What is the intermediary through which exchange of constituents between blood and tissue cells occurs?
What is the intermediary through which exchange of constituents between blood and tissue cells occurs?
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What occupies the spaces between cells in the human body?
What occupies the spaces between cells in the human body?
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What forms at the arterial end of capillaries?
What forms at the arterial end of capillaries?
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What are the gaps in capillary walls called?
What are the gaps in capillary walls called?
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What does lymph return to the bloodstream?
What does lymph return to the bloodstream?
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What is the lymph referred to as prior to entering the lymphatic system?
What is the lymph referred to as prior to entering the lymphatic system?
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What is slow and sporadic but occurs due to peristalsis, valves, and compression during muscle contraction?
What is slow and sporadic but occurs due to peristalsis, valves, and compression during muscle contraction?
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What does histopathological examination of the lymph system serve as a screening tool for?
What does histopathological examination of the lymph system serve as a screening tool for?
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Who demonstrated the growth of frog nerve cell processes in a medium of clotted lymph in 1907?
Who demonstrated the growth of frog nerve cell processes in a medium of clotted lymph in 1907?
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