LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM IS A NETWORK OF TISSUES AND ORGANS THAT HELP RID THE BODY OF TOXIN
WASTE AND UNWANTED MATERIALS. THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM IS TO
TRANSPORT LYMPH, A FLUID CONTAINING INFECTION-FIGHTING WHITE BLOOD CELLS, THROUGHOUT
THE BODY. LYMPHATIC VESSELS. LYMPHATIC VESSELS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR MAINTAINCE OF FLUID
BALANCE. LMYPHATIC VESSELS ORIGINATE AS SMALL, DEAD-END TUBE CALLED LMYPHATIC
CAPILLARIES. EXCESS FLUID PASSES THROUGH THE TISSUE SPACES AND ENTERS LMYPHATIC CAPILLARIES
TO BECOME LMYPH.