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Question
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.
Solution
Lymph
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Which of the following are 'scavenger cells'?
(a) Lymphocytes
(b) Erythrocytes
(c) Basophils
(d) Macrophages
The extracellular fluid which always flows from body tissues to the heart is called ______________.
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:
State two important functions performed in our body by the fluid present in vessel X.
Give Technical Term for the following:
A fluid that transports fatty acids and glycerols
Multiple Choice Questions
The chief function of lymph nodes in mammals is to:
Which kind of cells are found in the lymph?
The cells contained in the lymph are mostly ______.
Match the terms given under Column ‘A’ with their functions given under Column ‘B’ and select the answer from the options given below:
| Column I | Column II |
| A. Lymphatic System | i. Carries oxygenated blood |
| B. Pulmonary vein | ii. Immune Response |
| C. Thrombocytes | iii. To drain back the tissue fluid to the circulatory system |
| D. Lymphocytes | iv. Coagulation of blood |
Give reason:
Lymphatic vessels are milky in appearance.
Name the following:
A special lymphatic node on the sides of the neck.
