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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
Name the components of the formed elements in the blood and mention one major function of each of them.
What is lymph? State two major functions of 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.
Differentiate between:
Blood and Lymph.
Multiple Choice Questions
The chief function of lymph nodes in mammals is to:
Distinguish between Blood capillary and lymph capillary
For which of the following reason it is much easier for a small animal to run uphill than for a large animal?
Lymph glands or lymph nodes help to ______.
How is lymph an important fluid involved in transportation? If lymphatic vessels get blocked, how would it affect the human body? Elaborate.
Name the following:
A special lymphatic node on the sides of the neck.
