Chapter 24, Problem 5MC

Summary Introduction

Introduction:

The interstitial fluid and solutes which are excess in volume, are returned to the blood through a lymph vessel network. When the combination of interstitial fluid, solutes, and sometimes foreign material enters the lymph vessels, the liquid mixture is called lymph. The lymph vessel network is composed of increasingly larger vessels, which is as follows (from smallest to largest in diameter): lymphatic capillaries, lymphatic vessels, lymphatic trunks, and lymphatic ducts.