Difference between lymph and tissue fluid - Biology - Life processes - Transport of food and minerals in animals and plants

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Difference between lymph and tissue fluid

Saurabh Bajpai · Accepted Answer

Lymph
Tissue fluid

Found in lymph vessels and lymph nodes
Found in between cells of a tissue

It has a large number of lymphocytes
It has no cells Some phagocytic cells of the immune system may
be present that may have moved there to fight an infection

It has sufficient amount of fats
It has no fats

Its functions include removal of the interstitial tissue fluid
from cells, absorption and transport of fatty acids from chyle, and
transport of WBCs between the lymph nodes and bones
Its functions include providing a medium for cell to cell
communication through hormones etc , for delivering materials to
the cells and removal of metabolic wastes

It has important and active role in immunity
No role in immunity

Lymph	Tissue fluid
Found in lymph vessels and lymph nodes.	Found in between cells of a tissue.
It has a large number of lymphocytes.	It has no cells. Some phagocytic cells of the immune system may be present that may have moved there to fight an infection.
It has sufficient amount of fats.	It has no fats.
Its functions include removal of the interstitial tissue fluid from cells, absorption and transport of fatty acids from chyle, and transport of WBCs between the lymph nodes and bones.	Its functions include providing a medium for cell to cell communication through hormones etc., for delivering materials to the cells and removal of metabolic wastes.
It has important and active role in immunity.	No role in immunity.