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How can the lymphatic circulation become clogged?
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The lymphatic circulation may become clogged by infection, injury, or several other types of cancer that have spread through lymphatic channels. Swelling, sometimes massive, can result from blocked lymphatics.
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How do you get your lymphatic system to circulate?
A massage is one way to increase and stimulate circulation of the lymphatic system.
How do you determine clogged auto radiator?
poor water circulation
What are the names of the cycles that occur in the body?
lymphatic system, blood circulation system
What is the the circulation of fluids that leave the blood but do not enter specific cells?
Lymphatic system
Does lymph have a pump like a heart?
No the lymphatic system did not have any pump like blood circulation systme. The lymph is moved along the lymphatic vessel network by either intrinsic contractions of the lymphatic vessels or by extrinsic compression of the lymphatic vessels via external tissue forces.
Where is lymph returned to once it is collected?
lymphatic capillaries
What is the consequences of lymphatic obstruction?
With obstruction of the lymphatic system, lymph will be unable to return to the systemic circulation (ie - the blood). Instead, this lymph builds up in the tissues causing swelling that can become extreme. Elephantiasis occurs when a microorganism causes obstruction of the lymphatics and results in grossly swollen appendages.
Tissue fluid is returned to circulation through the what?
Excess tissue fluid is taken up by the lymphatic system and returned to the cardiovascular system at the vena cava.
Blood and lymphatic circulation through the male and female reproductive organ?
female -uterine artery
What do you call a person whose arteries to the heart become clogged?
A person whose arteries to the heart become clogged has a cholesterol.
What are the major systems in the body?
organs
Anything about the lymphatic system?
The lymphatic system is similar to the circulatory system, only that the circulating fluid is lymph which is a component of blood. It is however not related to circulation but instead related to immunity. For additional information, visit the link provided.
