Unit4- 1.7~ Formation of tissues fluid and lymph

Question 1

How is tissue fluid formed?

Answer 1

Hydrostatic pressure from blood forces water and solutes out of capillaires into spaces between cells carrying oxygen and nutrients to cells to remove waste

Question 2

How is Lymph formed?

Answer 2

Some tissue fluid doesnt re-enter capillaries, instead it drains into lymph vessels. The fluid is now called lymph. Lymph vessels have large pores allowing large molecules

Question 3

Explain the lymph transport.

Answer 3

Musce contractions move lymph through the lymph vessels. Lymph passes through lymph nodes to filter pathogenss, eventually re-entering the bloodstream through their veins near the heart.