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प्रश्न
Give reason:
Lymphatic vessels are milky in appearance.
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उत्तर
- Lymphatic system consists of lymph, lymphatic vessels, some organs and tissues.
- The word ‘lymph’ means ‘clear water’ and it is a fluid connective tissue with almost similar composition to the blood except RBCs, platelets and some proteins.
- Fluid from intercellular spaces of the body tissue enters into the lymphatic vessels, from here it is discharged into the blood vessels (veins) through the thoracic duct and the right lymphatic duct.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between Blood and the lymph.
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.
Write a short note on Tissue Fluid.
State the Function: Lymph
Multiple Choice Questions
The chief function of lymph nodes in mammals is to:
Select the INCORRECT statement.
Which one of the following is correct?
Name a circulatory fluid in the human body other than blood.
The cells contained in the lymph are mostly ______.
Select the correct sequence of flow of lymph through the following organ/part of the body, from the list given below:
- Intercellular spaces of body tissues.
- Thoracic and right lymphatic ducts
- Veins
- Lymphatic vessels
- Heart
