lymph
Sign in to saveLymph () is the fluid that flows through the lymphatic system, a system composed of lymph vessels (channels) and intervening lymph nodes whose function, like the venous system, is to return fluid from the tissues to be recirculated. At the origin of the fluid-return process, interstitial fluid—the fluid between the cells in all body tissues—enters the lymph capillaries. This lymphatic fluid is then transported via progressively larger lymphatic vessels through lymph nodes, where substances are removed by tissue lymphocytes and circulating lymphocytes are added to the fluid, before emptying ult
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Lymph is a fluid that circulates through vessels and nodes throughout your body, picking up fluid from between your cells and returning it to the bloodstream for recirculation. As lymph flows through lymph nodes, immune cells remove harmful substances and add infection-fighting cells to help protect your body.
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- Lymph.Name
- Lymph
- Lymph.Latin
- lympha
- Lymph.Image
- Homa limfo 001.jpg
- Lymph.Caption
- Human lymph, obtained after a thoracic duct injury
- Lymph.source
- Formed from interstitial fluid
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- Etymology
- Structure
- Development
- Functions
- Components
- Circulation
- Uses in clinical diagnosis and monitoring
- As a growth medium
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Lymph () is the fluid that flows through the lymphatic system, a system composed of lymph vessels (channels) and intervening lymph nodes whose function, like the venous system, is to return fluid from the tissues to be recirculated. At the origin of the fluid-return process, interstitial fluid—the fluid between the cells in all body tissues—enters the lymph capillaries. This lymphatic fluid is then transported via progressively larger lymphatic vessels through lymph nodes, where substances are removed by tissue lymphocytes and circulating lymphocytes are added to the fluid, before emptying ultimately into the right or the left subclavian vein, where it mixes with central venous blood.
Because it is derived from interstitial fluid, with which blood and surrounding cells continually exchange substances, lymph undergoes continual change in composition. It is generally similar to blood plasma, which is the fluid component of blood. Lymph returns proteins and excess interstitial fluid to the bloodstream. Lymph also transports fats from the digestive system (beginning in the lacteals) to the blood via chylomicrons.