Want to know one of health careâs dirty little secrets? While we know how much the country spends on care each year, we have little understanding of what it actually costs to provide care. Think, for example, about an appendectomy. What does it really âcostâ the health care system to perform that procedure?
View full size image. The lymphatic system is a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials. The primary function of the lymphatic system is to transport lymph, a fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells, throughout the body.The lymphatic system primarily consists of lymphatic vessels, which are similar to the circulatory system's veins and capillaries.iew full size image. The lymphatic system is a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials. The primary function of the lymphatic system is to transport lymph, a fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells, throughout the body.
Lymphatic vessels (often just called lymphatics) are channels which drain excess fluid (lymph) from tissues. In most peripheral tissues, some plasma seeps out of capillaries. A portion of this is taken back up in venules while the rest drains into terminal lymphatic channels, also called lymphatic capillaries.lood vessels. Blood vessels are basically tubular organs found within other organs. (Recall that an organ consists of two or more different tissue types organized to serve a larger function.). Larger blood vessels may even have smaller vessels within their walls (the vasa vasorum).