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Lymphatic system - Elizabeth Bauer Consults

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<strong>Lymphatic</strong> System<br />

The small amount of interstitial fluid that<br />

remains is picked up by tiny vessels called<br />

lymph capillaries.<br />

The cells forming the walls of the lymph<br />

capillaries are loosely fitted together making<br />

the wall very porous.<br />

Even the large serum proteins that filtered<br />

through the capillary wall pass easily from<br />

the tissue space into the interior of the<br />

lymph capillary.<br />

The lymph capillaries of the intestinal villi,<br />

called lacteals, also pick up fat droplets.

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