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well the flow of lymph fluid is when your ateries are blocked up with flem, green GUNGY flem and it soaks up your insides and overpowers your feaces.
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Does lymph fluid always flow toward the thoracic cavity?
true.
How does lymph fluid flow?
muscular ump lymphatic pump plus the intrestitial pressure
What is the key difference in the circulation systems of blood and the lymph?
Blood flow is most noticeably different in that it is driven by a central pump: the heart. The blood goes from the heart --> arteries --> arterioles (small arteries) --> capillaries --> venules (small veins) --> veins --> Heart --> Lungs --> Heart --> Arteries (and so on). Lymph flow on the other hand is driven by passive flow through lymph vessels. The capillaries (see above) are fenestrated, which means they have microscopic holes in them. These holes allow a fluid ultrafiltrate from the blood to pass out into the different tissues. This ultrafiltrate is mixed with waste-products from cells and and other pathogens - and this makes up the basic substances in lymph fluid. The lymph fluid is then gathered by open ended lymphvessels, which transport the lymph towards the center of the body.
What is the source of fluid that accumulates in a blister caused by?
the plasma of the blood flowing through the numerous dermal blood vessels The fluid in a blister is lymph. It comes from the lymph system, which is a circulatory system similar to the one that circulates blood. The flow of lymph is powered by the movement of the muscles throughout the body, and the lymph is colorless and nearly clear.
When comparing the flow of lymph in the lymphatic system with the flow of blood in the circulatory system it can be said that the lymphatic system also?
get a life you nerd
In what direction does lymph flow?
The direction of lymph flow is always towards the Thoracic Lymph duct .
What function does the lymphatic perform for the body?
The lymphatic system is composed of assorted size vessels and lymph nodes located throughout the body. There are hundreds of lymph nodes in the body whose function is to filter the lymph fluid. An important part of the body's immune system, lymph fluid contains cells that remove harmful bacteria, viruses and other undesirable substances. The lymphatic fluid system does not have a muscle similar to the heart, which would aid in "pumping" the lymphatic fluid consistently. Therefore, when the lymphatic nodes or vessels become damaged due to surgery, injury or for any other reason, gentle lymphatic drainage massage stimulates the lymphatic fluid flow. Lymph fluid is normally encouraged to flow by the body's natural motion of muscles, organs and other body parts.
Is flow of lymph through lymph nodes fast or slow compared to blood capillaries?
The flow of lymph is slow because the lymphatic system has no pump.
What is lymph's?
When capillaries flow through tissues everyone knows they give off nutrients and oxygen into the Interstitium (the space between cells) from which the cells pick them up. In the interstitium is a fluid called Interstitial Fluid which is very similar to blood plasma. As the blood flows though the capillaries much of the plasma travels through the vessel wall and into the interstitium (due to complicated laws of physics). Only a fraction of this fluid returns to the blood and the rest remains in the interstitium, increasing the pressure in the tissues and drastically decreasing the blood pressure. This is where the lymph vessels come in. They pick up this eccess fluid and transport it back, eternally, to the Vena Cava so it rejoins the blood supply. Therefore lymph, the fluid in lymph vessels, is basically a fluid of roughly the same composition as blood plasma. Lymph nodes are famous for their role in the Immune System. Structures called Lymph Nodes which produce cells called Lyphocytes. These have many and various function in the immune system. They get into the blood by following the flow of lymph into the vena cava and join the blood supply here. or for a very simple answer lymph=tissue fluid
What ensures slow flow of lymph?
The lymphatic system has no pump so the flow of lymph is slow. The contraction of surrounding muscles helps to make if flow.
What has the author Farzad Ardalan written?
Farzad Ardalan has written: 'Fluid flow in manifold systems'
What are located inside the lymph vessels to ensure that the flow of lymph is in the correct direction?
Valves are located in lymphatic vessels and ensure the flow of lymph only goes one way.
