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The fluid between cells is transported to the bloodstream by the?

The fluid between cells is transported to the bloodstream by the lymphatic system. This network of vessels helps to maintain fluid balance in the body by collecting excess fluid from tissues and returning it to the bloodstream. The fluid is then filtered by lymph nodes to remove toxins and waste products before being returned to the blood circulation.


What is the only lymphatic organ with afferent vessels?

The lymph nodes are the only lymphatic organ with afferent vessels. Afferent vessels carry lymph fluid into the lymph nodes, where it is filtered and processed before being returned to circulation through efferent vessels.


Absorbed lipids are initially transported by the lymphatic system. True or False?

True. Absorbed lipids from the small intestine are initially transported through the lymphatic system in the form of chylomicrons before entering the bloodstream.


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How are insoluble triacylglycerols transported to the tissues?

Insoluble triacylglycerols are transported through the bloodstream by being packaged into lipoprotein particles called chylomicrons. Chylomicrons are formed in the intestines after the digestion and absorption of dietary fats. These particles travel through the lymphatic system and eventually release their contents to be taken up by tissues for energy or storage.


Why does the lymphatic circulatory system have an absence of arteries?

Arteries are used to carry blood away from the heart and toward the tissues. Arterioles are smaller subdivisions of the arteries that carry blood into the capillaries. Capillaries are tiny thin-walled vessels, that allow for exchange between systems. As blood circulates through the capillaries in the tissues, water and dissolved substances are constantly being exchanged between the blood and interstitial fluids. There is always a slight excess of fluid and some proteins left behind in the tissues. This is where the Lymphatic system comes into the picture. The vessels are used as a second drainage pathway. The lymphatic capillaries pick up the excess fluid and protein left behind in the tissues. The capillaries then drain into larger vessels, which eventually return these materials back to the venous system near the heart. Layman's terms: Arteries carry blood and Lymphatic system just carries lymph.


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Where are fats digested?

Fats are broken down from larger glycerol and triglyceride molecules throughout the digestive tract, eventually becoming chylomicrons that are excocytized through the duodenum of the small intestine and carried by lymphatic vessels to the blood vessels and ending in either fatty deposits in the blood or more likely being broken down further for energy or storage by the liver.


When the velocity of a stream suddenly decreases the sediment being transported undergoes an increase in?

Deposition, whereby the sediment load being transported is dropped.


What are lumphocytes?

Lymphocytes are the lymp nodes is your lymphatic system. This sytem is the "waste" system of the body for when you are sick. It picks up and carries antigens, and etc to you lymphs, which is why they get swollen when you are sick. ----------------------------------------------- Do not confuse lymphatics with lymphoid organs. Lymphatics is part of the lymphatic system and lymphoid organs are part of the lymphatic system and the immune system, with lymphocytes being the immune part. Lymphatics is a network of vessels (like blood vessels) that maintain fluid balance in body tissues by draining excess fluid and returning it to the blood. Lymphatics is also responsible for fat absorption in the intestines. The lymphoid organs such as bone marrow, thymus and lymph nodes are drained by lymphatic vessels just like any other organ but they also have the special role of containing lymphoid cells, which are immune cells that reside in the lymphatic system. These lymphoid organs are specifically structured in a way to maximize detection of foreign particles that have been drained from body tissues.


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What are all parts of the lymphatic system?

The lymphatic system can be broadly divided into the conducting system and the lymphoid tissue. The conducting system carries the lymph and consists of tubular vessels that include the lymph capillaries, the lymph vessels, and the right and left thoracic ducts. The lymphoid tissue is primarily involved in immune responses and consists of lymphocytes and other white blood cells enmeshed in connective tissue through which the lymph passes. Regions of the lymphoid tissue that are densely packed with lymphocytes are known as lymphoid follicles. Lymphoid tissue can either be structurally well organized as lymph nodes or may consist of loosely organized lymphoid follicles known as the Mucosa-Associated Lymohoid Tissue (MALT) The central or primary lymphoid organs generate lymphocytes from immature progenitor cells. The Thymus and the Bone Marrow constitute the primary lymphoid tissues involved in the production and early selection of lymphocytes. Secondary or peripheral lymphoid organs maintain mature naive lymphocytes and initiate an adaptive immune response. The peripheral lymphoid organs are the sites of lymphocyte activation by antigen. Activation leads to clonal expansion and affinity maturation. Mature lymphocytes recirculate between the blood and the peripheral lymphoid organs until they encounter their specific antigen. Secondary lymphoid tissue provides the environment for the foreign or altered native molecules (Antigens) to interact with the lymphocytes. It is exemplified by the lymph nodes , and the lymphoid follicles in Tonsils, Peyer's Patches, Spleen, adenoids, Skin, etc. that are associated with the (MALT).