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The Lymphatic System

Although lymphatic system maintains a pace parallel with blood, but it has a different picture in terms of structure and functions .The lymphatic system forms a
collection or channel of special drainage vessels which collects the excess tissue waste after defense reactions of different parts of the body. The broader aim of
lymphatic system is the immune or barrier mechanism in the body. Lymph is the name of the fluid in the lymphatic system. Lymph is produced in the nodes called
lymph nodes. The lymph is a clear liquid composed of 2% protein, in comparisons to the plasma which has 8% protein.

Lymph cells are also known as lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are responsible for lymphatic fluid production, and lymphatic fluid maintains the immune coverage. There
are two modes in lymphatic functions; they are T-Lymphocytic and B-Lymphocytic. The lymph cells, not only, are responsible for immune functions by producing
T-Lymphocytes and B-Lymphocytes, but they also play very important role in the circulatory system by returning the excess tissue fluid to the blood and therefore
maintaining the blood volume, blood pressure and blood concentration.

Carcinogenic studies have proven that lymphocytic abnormality could very well be result of lymphatic cancers, thus one needs to look and study the details of
lymphocytic structure and functions.

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The most essential part of our biologic composition are blood and
lymphatic systems which together forms a circulatory system. Both
blood and lymph follow a parallel channel of flow throughout the
body to enhance many functions. Without these 2 elements, human
body cannot exist as our body depend on oxygen and bodily defense.
In other words, cells can die off in minutes if there will be no oxygen.

Blood and its components
Although blood looks liquid, but when looking at the finest level of its composition, blood contains both solid cellular components and
liquid plasma components. The solid cellular components of blood include corpuscles like Red Blood Corpuscles and White Blood
Corpuscles which they are called RBC and WBC correspondingly. Platelets are also the most essential part of solid part. Liquid
composition part of blood is plasma that approximately contains 80% of the entire blood, where as solid part is only a minimal
percentage of blood. Hemoglobin is another important responsible component part of blood, and its main functions is to maintenance
the color of blood and carrying the in blood.

Blood and its various components including its anatomical and physiological variations play vital roles when concerning about cancer.
An extensive increase in WBC with premature configuration is a bad indication of leukemia or blood cancer.

Blood, the most essential functions of our bodily system

Circulating or carrying oxygen to make it available to each and every individual cells and tissues of our body is a primary
function of blood.
Circulating or carrying out vital nutrients like glucose, minerals and vitamins which are digested thru gut will be passed on to our
blood, and blood transfers them to each and every cells of our body.
Circulating and distributing enzyme, vital catalysts, hormones are also carried out by blood to different parts of our body.
Blood maintains a homeostasis or a balanced environment within us by detoxifying toxins as well as maintaining thermal
functions.
Our entire immune chain is the gift of our blood cells.