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| 1) |
Maintains
volume and pressure of extracellular
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fluid
by returning excess water and dissolved
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substances
from the interstitial fluid to the
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circulation.
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| 2) |
Lymph
nodes and other lymphoid tissues are
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the
site of clonal production of
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immunocompetent
lymphocytes and
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macrophages
in the specific immune response.
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