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List the differences between lymphatic fluid, blood plasma, and interstitial fluid.

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The blood comes from the arterioles through the capillary network to the veins. However, some amount of plasma transfers through the capillary membrane to the tissues, which is now called the interstitial fluid. When it enters the lymphatic vessels it is called the lymph. The lymph travels to the large vein vessels and enters back to the circulation. Therefore we can establish that the interstitial fluid is very much alike plasma, it has fewer proteins (large molecules hardly pass through the capillary membrane), less glucose or oxygen but higher carbon dioxide level. The lymph has more leukocytes and more fat molecules, which are absorbed from the intestine.

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