Medical MCQ - The first step for lymphatic vessels to remove excess fluid from interstial tissue spaces is by

The first step for lymphatic vessels to remove excess fluid from interstial tissue spaces is by

Generating a lower intravascular than tissue hydrostatic pressure

Contracting and forcing lymph into larger lymphatics

Opening and closing one-way valves in the lymph vessels

Lowering the colloid osmotic pressure inside the lymph vessel

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Generating a lower intravascular than tissue hydrostatic pressure

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Although all of the choices are events that happen in lymph vessels, the first key event is lowering the lymphatic hydrostatic pressure to enable tissue fluid to enter the lymphatic vessel.

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