Question

what are lymph and what are its functions

Answer 1

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♦ Lymph is watery clear fluid or colourless because it lacks red blood cells (erythrocytes). Red blood cells contain haemoglobin which provide red colour to the blood.

♦ Lymph consists of plasma and white blood cells (leucocytes) only. ♦ Functions of Lymph:

• Lymph is an interstitial fluid or tissue fluid found in spaces between the cells. Lymph picks up bacteria and viruses and help them to destroy.Thus, it helps in defence .
• It also helps in carrying digested and absorbed fats from intestine.
• Lymph contain lymphocytes . Lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that help fight infection and disease.
• It conveys material from tissue cells in the blood. It returns proteins and excess fluid to the blood

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Answer 2

Some of the tissue fluid may be reabsorbed into the blood vessels, but most of it enters another set of minute channels names lymph vessels where it is called lymph.

Functions:

• Supplies nutrition and oxygen to those parts where blood cannot reach.
• It drains away excess tissue fluid and metabolites and returns proteins to the blood from tissue spaces.
• Lymphocytes and monocytes of the lymph function to protect the body.