What is the other name of lymph? Give two function of lymph.
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Functions of Lymph
1. Lymph acts as a "middle man" which transports oxygen, food materials, hormones, etc., to the body cells and brings carbon dioxide and other metabolic wastes, from the body cells to blood and then finally pours the same into the venous system.
2. Body cells are kept moist by the lymph.
3. Lymph nodes produce lymphocytes. Lymph takes lymphocytes and antibodies from the lymph nodes to the blood.'
4. It destroys the invading microorganisms and foreign particles in the lymph nodes.
5. It absorbs and transports fat and fat soluble vitamins from the intestine. Lymph capillaries present in the intestinal villi are called lacteals which are associated with absorption and transportation of fat and fat soluble vitamins.
6. It brings plasma portein macromolecules synthesized in the liver cells and hormones produced in the endocrine glands to the blood. These molecules cannot pass into the narrow blood capillaries but can diffuse into the lymphatic capillaries.
7. Lymph maintains the volume of the blood, as soon as the volume of the blood reduces in the blood vascular system, the lymph rushes from the lymphatic systems to the blood vascular system.
There isn't another name for the Lymphatic System, although the Lymphatic System is closely related to the Immune System because both fight germs. Collectively, they are called the Immunolymphatic System.
1. Lymph acts as a "middle man" which transports oxygen, food materials, hormones, etc., to the body cells and brings carbon dioxide and other metabolic wastes, from the body cells to blood and then finally pours the same into the venous system.
2. Body cells are kept moist by the lymph.
3. Lymph nodes produce lymphocytes. Lymph takes lymphocytes and antibodies from the lymph nodes to the blood.'
4. It destroys the invading microorganisms and foreign particles in the lymph nodes.
5. It absorbs and transports fat and fat soluble vitamins from the intestine. Lymph capillaries present in the intestinal villi are called lacteals which are associated with absorption and transportation of fat and fat soluble vitamins.
6. It brings plasma portein macromolecules synthesized in the liver cells and hormones produced in the endocrine glands to the blood. These molecules cannot pass into the narrow blood capillaries but can diffuse into the lymphatic capillaries.
7. Lymph maintains the volume of the blood, as soon as the volume of the blood reduces in the blood vascular system, the lymph rushes from the lymphatic systems to the blood vascular system.
There isn't another name for the Lymphatic System, although the Lymphatic System is closely related to the Immune System because both fight germs. Collectively, they are called the Immunolymphatic System.
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Through the pores present in the walls of capillaries some amount of plasma, proteins and blood cells escape into intercellular spaces between the tissue to form the the tissue fluid or lymph.
Function :-
1. Lymph drains into lymphatic capillaries from the intercellular spaces,which join to form large lymph vessels that finally open into larger veins.
2. Lymph carries digested and absorbed fat from intestine and drains excess fluid from extra cellular space back into the blood.
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