What is Lymph?
Thomas Mann wrote in his book ‘The Magic Mountain’: ‘The Sap is the best product, the most secret and sensitive of all the work of the body. We always speak of blood and its mysteries, it is called a special mood, but the sap is the true mood of the mood, the essence, the juice of one big and delicious power ‘. In fact, the sap is an organic liquid present in all tissues in the body, with components similar to those of the blood, but with different concentrations, the product of the ongoing work of the cells expel certain end products of their metabolism to the outside to be drained and then ‘cleaned’.
As the sap flows and what is the lymphatic system?
The sap flows in every area of the body through a system of channels of variable size, interconnected. These layered structures encountered in the course of their sacs form called lymph nodes or lymph nodes that contain within them many cells responsible for immunity. In their passage through these intermediate stations that could be compared to the highway, the components of sap from these cells are analyzed and if there are potentially harmful for the body (toxins, bacteria, viruses) are fought by these cells immune and, in most cases (fortunately for us) have been destroyed or deprived of their pathogenicity. The lymphatic system, therefore, in addition to transport substances that then earn the blood circulatory system with the natural markets higher end of the lymphatic ducts, which are represented by the veins at the base of the neck, has an important function of our body’s immune defense.
What is Lymphedema, when does it occur and how?
Lymphedema is a disease that affects the lymphatic system. It consists of an abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid in a particular body region, linked to difficulties in transporting the local lymphatic system. In short, the lymph tissues of that area continues to be produced in normal quantities but is the system of channels and linfoghiandolari stations interposed between those who do not have sufficient transport capacity.
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