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lymph vessels reabsorb what fluid from the tissues and return it to the venous circulation?
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extracellular fluid
plasma
interstitial fluid
Lymph vessels pick up interstitial fluid that has leaked from the blood - capillaries into the tissues and return it to the venous circulation. Extracellular fluid is a broader term that includes interstitial fluid but also other fluids like plasma. Plasma is the liquid component of blood. Interstitial fluid is the fluid between cells in tissues and is the specific fluid reabsorbed by lymph vessels.
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Interstitial fluid