Which system picks up excess extracellular fluid and reclaimable solutes and returns them to the...
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Which system picks up excess extracellular fluid and reclaimable solutes and returns them to the cardiovascular system?
A. urinary
B. digestive
C. lymphatic
D. endocrine
Lymph contents
There are specific contents of lymph which needs to be transported through the body. There are certain contents present in the lymph vessels like that of chylomicrons along with fat. The chyle which is present in the lymph might get transported into the bloodstream. Lymph contains white blood cells as well which get transported directly.
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