Assertion: lymphatic system's function | /r/HasProperty | to absorb fluid
Facets:
value: to the central circulation
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from the tissues
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The key function of the capillaries of the lymphatic system is to absorb fluid leaked from the blood vessels into the interstitial spaces.
text: Lymph (from Latin, lympha meaning "water") is the fluid that flows through the lymphatic system, a system composed of lymph vessels (channels) and intervening lymph nodes whose function, like the venous system, is to return fluid from the tissues to the central circulation.
text: One function of the lymphatic system is to collect and return this fluid via the lymphatic vessels to the circulatory system.