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Lymphatic capilaries

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what are the important fuction of the lacteals? transportation of lipids absorbed by digestive tract. the lymphatic vessels commonly occurs in association with what vessels? blood vessels.
which areas are the lymphatic capillaries absent? in areas that lack blood supply such as the cornea of the eye,red bone marrow and the CNS. what distinguish the lymphatic vessels from the arteries and the veins? size, general apperence and branching pattern and characteristic of color.
what are the three gruops of lymphatic vessels? Lymphatic capillaries,trunks, and duct capillaries. accoding to our lecture notes vessels are? capillaries join from lymphatic vessels. join to form trunk. resamble blood veins.have thinner walls and more valves.
from the lymphatic capillaries lymph flows into where? into larger lymphatic vessels that lead towards body's trunk it drains the right half of the head, neck, chest and right arm? right lymphatic duct.
what are the walls of the lymphatic vessels compose of? layers comparable to those of veins, and like veins the larger lymphatic vessels contain valves. which lymphatic duct drains the rest of the body? thoracic duct
where are the lymphatic capillaries present in the body? present,in almost every tissue and organ in the body except cartilage, epidermis and cornea. what is the apperence of a large lymphatic vessel? they have a beaded (ball) apperence.
what are prominent lymphatic capillaries in the small intestistne called? lacteals what is the fuction of the valve? prevent back flow of lymph, maintain normal lymph flow toward the thoracic cavity.
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