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| Lymphatic system | When fluid id pumped through the circulatory system some fluid escapes from high pressure levels. the lymphatic system catches this fluid and bring it back to the circulatory system |
| Formation | Plasma in blood - interstitial fluid - lymphatic system. |
| Function | Drain excess interstitial fluid |
| Oedema | Palpable swelling caused by increasing volume of interstitial fluid |
| Factors effecting lymph flow | Contracting of skeletal muscles, lymph vessels have valves that prevent backflow, gravity |
| Components | Lymph, lymph nodes, lymph vessels, spleen and thymus |