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What is the villi of the intestinal mucosa containing lymphatic capillaries called?
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Lacteals.
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What are the lymphatic vessels called?
Lymph capillaries
How do lymphatic vessels originate?
originates as microscopic blind-end vessels called lymphatic capillaries.
What is the smallest lymphatic vessel?
They are called either lymph ducts or lymph capillaries.
What is called a tiny vessel?
The smallest vessels in the human body are capillaries. They are the blood vessels that absorb oxygen into the blood and returning blood cells that lack oxygen back into the heart and lungs to be oxidised.
What is the fluid and particles absorbed into lymph caillaries?
Fluids and particles absorbed into lymph capillaries are called lymph.
What is the part is lymphatic that collectively called MALT?
The lymphatic system is collectively referred to as MALT. MALT stands for Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue. One of their functions is to prevent the bacteria from breaching the intestinal wall.
What is a special lymphatic capillary in the small intestines?
The specialized lymph capillaries located in the small intestine are called lacteals. These lacteals are important in that they absorb fat.
Are ductless and discharge their hormones into the tissue fluid to be absorbed by the capillaries in the body?
Endocrine glands
What fluid leaks out of capillaries?
go to the body cells, after that it returns to the capillaries, but the fluid that doesn't diffuses into the lymph vessels (when it goes into the lymphatic vessels it's called lymph) and goes back to the heart.
What helps fat move through the intestinal wall?
A process of emulsification which occurs occurs in the presence of bile. this allows the specialized lymphatic vessels called lacteals to draw the fat into the lymphatic system to be distributed throughout the body and to areas where it is needed.
Name 2 systems that work together. how do they work together?
The cardiovascular system and lymphatic system. Whenever the heart beats, a little fluid called lymph squeezes out of capillaries. This fluid is collected by lymph capillaries to be filtered in the lymph nodes.
What does the lymphatic system look like?
The lymphatic system is a network of thin vessels that resemble small tubes or channels. It is comprised of lymphatic capillaries, larger lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, and organs such as the spleen and thymus. The system carries a colorless fluid called lymph, which transports immune cells and helps remove waste and toxins from tissues.
