Lymph tends to stall inside lymph nodes. This is due to:

A. small-diameter spaces within the medulla.
B. the large volume of lymph entering the node.
C. fewer efferent lymphatic vessels than afferent lymphatic vessels.
D. fewer afferent lymphatic vessels than efferent lymphatic vessels.


Ans: C. fewer efferent lymphatic vessels than afferent lymphatic vessels.

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