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  1. Lymphatic System: Function, Conditions & Disorders

    Your lymphatic system is a network of organs, vessels and tissues that work together to move a colorless, watery fluid (lymph) back into your circulatory system (your bloodstream).

  2. Lymph: Function, Importance & What It’s Made Of - Cleveland Clinic

    Aug 22, 2023 · Lymph is watery fluid that flows through your lymphatic system. Lymph (pronounced “limf”) helps your lymphatic system support your overall health, from providing nutrients to cells and …

  3. Lymph Node Locations & Function - Cleveland Clinic

    Lymph nodes are connected by tubes (lymphatic vessels) that collect excess fluid — lymph — from around your cells. As the lymph moves through your lymph nodes, immune cells destroy foreign …

  4. Thoracic Duct: Function & Anatomy - Cleveland Clinic

    May 5, 2025 · Each day, your thoracic duct delivers about 3 liters of lymph into your circulatory system. This includes chyle, a special kind of lymph that’s rich in fats (lipids).

  5. Glymphatic System: What It Is, Function & How It Works

    Oct 6, 2025 · Like the lymphatic system in the rest of your body, it uses fluid to carry waste out. This system works best while you’re sleeping, so getting enough rest is one of the best ways to support it.

  6. Spleen: Function, Location & Size, Possible Problems

    It’s part of the lymphatic system (which is part of the immune system). The spleen stores and filters blood and makes white blood cells that protect you from infection.

  7. Thymus: The Function of the Gland & Why it is Important

    May 15, 2022 · As part of your lymphatic system, your thymus gland produced special white blood cells called T-cells that help your immune system. Most of your T-cells matured by the time you hit …

  8. Tonsils: Anatomy, Definition & Function - Cleveland Clinic

    Jul 8, 2022 · Part of your immune system, your tonsils are like lymph nodes. They help filter out germs that enter through your nose or mouth to protect the rest of your body from infection.

  9. Lymphatic Capillaries: Function & Anatomy - Cleveland Clinic

    Throughout your body, your lymphatic capillaries collect lymph and move it into larger lymphatic vessels. Along the way, the lymph fluid passes through lymph nodes, which filter and clean the lymph.

  10. Chyle: What It Is, Function & Formation - Cleveland Clinic

    The lymph carries fluids, proteins and immune cells that need to return to your bloodstream. During circulation, small amounts of fluids and proteins leak from your blood vessels.