KINE 3012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Lymphatic Vessel, Lymph Node, Lymphatic System
26 Apr 2016
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Elephantiasis consequence of excessive fluid accumulation because lymph vessels are not taking it away. # one cause is an infection by a specific parasite that likes to invade and reside in lymph vessels and a consequence of parasite attack lymph. 2 vessels cant take fluid away because they are occupied by parasites. Contractions and pressure from surrounding tissue that helps lymph return to heart need this because lymph system is not connected to arterial side of circulation so there is no pump to drive the fluid. 3: dealing with low pressures that exists in venules and veins, as blood enters venules pressure is about 17mmhg and in right atrium has. About 2l of blood (4 times more blood than arterial side if we add more blood (500ml) we raise pressure about. 500ml impossible to add 500ml of blood to arterial side because even a very small change in volume is going to cause a big increase in pressure.
