What is the role of the mini-valves in lymph capillaries?
A. speed transport
B. reduce pressure in the lymphatic capillary
C. increase permeability
D. connect to blood capillaries
Answer: C. increase permeability
The lymph capillaries owe their permeability to the mini-valves formed by the lack of tight junctions between the endothelial cells and the collagen filaments anchoring the endothelial cells to surrounding structures.
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