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What's the function of the lymphatic system?

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Dr. John Garner answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Leak Patrol: The blood vessels leak approximately 1-3% of the fluid traveling through them. The lymph system picks up that extra fluid and (with the help of the skeletal muscles as they flex and relax) slowly returns it to the heart where it rejoins the rest of the fluid.

Answered 1/20/2019

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