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The '''lymphatic system''' comprises part of the circulatory system and is primarily responsible for draining excess interstitial fluid and returning this to the blood. It also plays an important role in the immune system, associating with lymphocytes and lymphoid tissues. | The '''lymphatic system''' comprises part of the circulatory system and is primarily responsible for draining excess interstitial fluid and returning this to the [[Blood|blood]]<sup>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I9qH3eZ1pP0C&pg=PT401&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false [1]]</sup><sup></sup>. It also plays an important role in the [[Immune_system|immune system]], associating with [[Lymphocytes|lymphocytes]] and lymphoid tissues<sup>[2]</sup>. | ||
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1. Sherwood L,'' Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems.'' (2012). [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I9qH3eZ1pP0C&pg=PT401&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I9qH3eZ1pP0C&pg=PT401&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false]. Accessed 2014. | |||
2. Warwick, Roger; Peter L. Williams. "Angiology (Chapter 6)". Gray's anatomy. illustrated by Richard E. M. Moore (Thirty-fifth ed.). London: Longman. pp. 588–785. | |||
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Revision as of 20:38, 19 October 2014
The lymphatic system comprises part of the circulatory system and is primarily responsible for draining excess interstitial fluid and returning this to the blood[1]. It also plays an important role in the immune system, associating with lymphocytes and lymphoid tissues[2].
References
1. Sherwood L, Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems. (2012). http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I9qH3eZ1pP0C&pg=PT401&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false. Accessed 2014.
2. Warwick, Roger; Peter L. Williams. "Angiology (Chapter 6)". Gray's anatomy. illustrated by Richard E. M. Moore (Thirty-fifth ed.). London: Longman. pp. 588–785.