Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Much of the interstitial fluid that is pushed out of the blood vessels returns to the blood vessels.
2. Both the lymph capillaries and blood capillaries have a layer of endothelium.
3. Both the lymph capillaries and blood capillaries have a layer of tightly fitting squamous epithelium.
4. Unlike blood vessels, lymph vessels have one-way valves to ensure the lymph moves in only one direction.
5. Lymph from about one fourth of the body drains into the thoracic duct.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
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