The diagram below shows part of the capillary bed in an organ of the human body. Some of the blood arriving at the capillaries at points labeled A, moves out into the spaces between the tissue cells. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:

(d) State two important functions performed in our body by the fluid present in vessel X.

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Functions of lymph Nutritive: Supplies nutrition to those parts where blood cannot reach. Drainage: It drains away excess tissues fluid and metabolites and returns proteins to the blood from tissue spaces. Absorption: Fats from the intestine are absorbed and carried through the lymph.

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