What is the lymph system? (1 Viewer)

[BlueGas]

Anyone know a simple way to explain what the lymph system does?

 

[Flop21]

- As vessels collect tissue fluid from around the body, it passes through a lymph node where foreign particles are filtered and drained.

- Lymph system consists of lymph, lymph nodes, lymph vessels, thymus, spleen, tonsils and adenoids


Video on lymph system in relation to defence adaptions:

https://youtu.be/u7NYK8d6iqY?t=8m36s

 

[BlueGas]

- As vessels collect tissue fluid from around the body, it passes through a lymph node where foreign particles are filtered and drained.

- Lymph system consists of lymph, lymph nodes, lymph vessels, thymus, spleen, tonsils and adenoids


Video on lymph system in relation to defence adaptions:

https://youtu.be/u7NYK8d6iqY?t=8m36s

Okay so basically the tissue fluid that the vessels collect contain foreign particles right?

 

[Flop21]

Okay so basically the tissue fluid that the vessels collect contain foreign particles right?

The video describes it as "debris, other kinds of wastes, pathogens". Wastes / debris might be a better word - do you think? Because I don't think it's ALL foreign particles.


Another site says this about lymph nodes, "they function as filters of lymph, catching any debris or cells present in the lymph".