BIOL 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lymphatic Vessel, Extracellular Fluid, The Fluid

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Returns fluid from tissues back to blood. Returns proteins from tissues back to blood. Transports fats and fat-soluble vitamins (d,a,k,e) from gi tract to blood. Recall from topic 4, that some fluid and small amounts of protein are normally lost from the capillaries into the interstitial fluid. The lymphatic system returns this fluid and protein back to the blood. It also transports fats and fat-soluble vitamins (a, d, e and k) from the small intestine of the gastrointestinal tract to the blood. The lymphatic system houses most of the lymphocytes that are present in the body; therefore, it plays an essential role in protection against disease. The lymphatic system is composed of lymph, lymphatic vessels, lymphoid tissues and associated structures, and lymphoid organs. Many of these are covered in lab. Fluid that enters lymphatic capillaries from interstitial fluid. The fluid that enters the lymphatic capillaries from the interstitial fluid is called lymph.

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