The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, nodes, and ducts that pass through almost all bodily tissues. It allows the circulation of a fluid called lymph through the body in a similar way to blood ...

Lymph originates as blood plasma lost from the circulatory system, which leaks out into the surrounding tissues. The lymphatic system collects this fluid by diffusion into lymph capillaries, and ...

Complementary to the circulatory system, the lymphatic system is a network of tissues and vessels that maintains fluid homeostasis, forms part of the immune system, and facilitates the absorption of ...