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Question 1

What is the function of lymphatic vessels?

Answer 1

Lymphatic vessels serve as one-way drainage toward the heart and return lymph to the bloodstream through the thoracic duct (the largest lymphatic vessel) or the right lymphatic duct.

Question 2

What features do lymphatic vessels have?

Answer 2

Lymphatic vessels have valves.

Question 3

Where are lymphatic vessels absent?

Answer 3

Are absent in the brain,
spinal cord, eyeballs, bone marrow, hyaline cartilage, nails, and hair

Question 4

Where does lymph from the upper limb drain?

Answer 4

Lymph from the upper limb drains into axillary lymph nodes.

Question 5

Where does lymph from the lower limb drain?

Answer 5

Lymph from the lower limb drains into inguinal lymph nodes.