Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
How is lymph an important fluid involved in transportation? If lymphatic vessels get blocked, how would it affect the human body? Elaborate.
Solution
Lymph carries digested and absorbed fat from the intestine and drains excess fluid from extracellular space back into the blood. Blockage of lymphatic system will lead to water retention and poor fat absorption in the body.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Name the components of the formed elements in the blood and mention one major function of each of them.
Describe agranulocytes with the help of diagrams.
A liquid X of colour Y circulates in the human body only in one direction: from body tissues to the heart. Among other things, liquid X contains germs from cells and dead cells. The liquid X is cleaned of germs and dead cells by a special type of white blood cells called Z. This cleaned liquid is then put into the blood circulatory system in subclavian veins.
- What is (i) liquid X, and (ii) colour Y?
- What is Z?
- The liquid X is somewhat similar to a component of blood. Name this component.
- Why is liquid X not red?
The diagram below shows part of the capillary bed in an organ of the human body. Some of the blood arriving at the capillaries at points labeled A, moves out into the spaces between the tissue cells. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
Some of the liquid surrounding the cells does not pass directly back into the blood but eventually reaches it by another route through vessel X. name the fluid present in vessel X.
Multiple Choice Questions
The chief function of lymph nodes in mammals is to:
Lymph is ______ with almost similar composition to the blood except RBCs, platelets and some proteins.
All of the following are the functions of lymph, EXCEPT
Name a circulatory fluid in the human body other than blood.
Explain the functional significance of lymphatic system?
What is the other name of 'tissue fluid'? Write its two functions.
