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There IS a lymphatic system of vessels (return only) that mainly terminate at the thoracic duct which empties into the superior vena cava (and thus mixes with the blood as it is returned to the heart).
The excess lymph is picked up by lymphatic capillaries & are returned by lymph ducts/vessels.
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Where does lymph fluid return to?
To the blood stream.
What is the lyphatic system?
A collection of organs and vessels that return lymph, extra fluid, to the blood stream.
Where does lymph reenter the venous circulation?
Lymph reenters the venous circulation through the subclavian veins near the base of the neck. This junction is where lymphatic vessels empty into the bloodstream, allowing lymph fluid to return to the circulatory system.
How does the composition of the lymph in the cisterna chyli different from that in the general lymphatic stream?
Lymph cisterna chyli has a conduit for the product of digestion while the general lymphatic stream gets intersistual fluids and white blood cells and goes through the lymph nodes to be cleaned before being sent back to the blood.
What happens to lymph after it travels through the system?
It returns the fluid to the blood stream. It's a cycle.
How does the composition of lymph in the cisterna chyli differ from that in the general lymphatic stream?
Composition of the lymph in the cisterna chyli has conduit for the lipid product of digestion. General Lymphatic stream gets interstitial fluids and white blood cells, and goes through lymph nodes to be cleaned before sent back to the blood vessels to be carried back to the heart. Contains FATTY lymph
Can you live without your bone marrow spleen tymus lymph lymph nodes and tonsils?
It helps return leaked blood to your bloodstream.
What fluid leaves the blood capillaries but does not return to the blood?
Red blood cells does not have a direct contact with the body cells.A substance called the tissue fluid does.It leaks out from the blood capillaries carrying oxygen and food substance to the body cells.It then carry waste materials out of the body cells.However, some of this substance does return to the blood while some are collected in the lymph vessel.The tissue fluid in the lymph vessel is called lymph.
The movement of nutrients into the bloodstream?
Absorption is the process by which nutrients are moved into lymph and blood.
Does lymph formation help return fluid and plasma proteins that leak from capillaries to the blood?
Yes
What is the fluid that movesfrom tissue spaces into special collecting vessels for return to the blood is called?
I believe the answer is the Lymph
Where do lymph vessels return intercellular fluid to?
Lymph vessels return intercellular fluid to the bloodstream near the heart, where it becomes part of the blood plasma. This process helps maintain fluid balance in the body and supports the immune system by transporting lymphocytes and other immune cells.
