If you injected a protein into the interstitial fluid of the leg, without breaking any capillary walls, what path would this protein take to enter the general circulatory system?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The protein would not be able to cross most capillary walls, as the clefts in the endothelium of most capillaries are too small for proteins. However, lymphatic capillaries have very large clefts, so the protein would enter lymphatic capillaries, and proceed through lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes to the subclavian vein, and then into the general circulatory system.
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