Lymph flows through the vessels by ____.
A. gravity
B. the force of the heart's pumping
C. the contraction of the muscles in vessel walls
D. the squeezing action of the skeletal muscles
E. filtration
D. the squeezing action of the skeletal muscles
The squeezing action of neighboring skeletal muscles pushes lymph through the lymphatic vessels.
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A. setup B. planning
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a. Leukocytosis b. Leucopenia c. Thrombocytosis d. Thrombocytopenia
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A. sour taste B. produce hydrogen ions in solution C. turn litmus red D. all of the above
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