What Is Lymph?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
3. Lymph Circulation
In order for the system to work, the lymph needs to be able to circulate throughout the body. When it comes to the circulation of the blood, our body uses a pump (the heart). In addition, the blood is also helped with a system of valves that help ensure the blood is able to return back up the body against the force of gravity.
This system of valves works with the help of movement of the muscles, which squeezes the blood in the right direction. The valves ensure that the blood moves only in the right direction. The entire lymph circulation works in the same way, with the complete absence of a pump, the equivalent of the heart.
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