MODULE 2.7
The Eliminative SystemTHE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
The immune and lymphatic systems work together, offering your body both
protection and elimination, respectively. Both fall under the category of
“Eliminative System,” but they are each a separate system unto themselves.
Let’s examine each of these systems and how they work, both separately and
as a team.
The lymphatic system acts as your septic system. It provides not only
protection for cells, but serves to remove wastes as well. Cells eat and excrete
like you do, only on a much smaller scale. The blood carries the nutrition and
fuels to the cells, and your lymph system removes the by-products and wastes
caused from metabolizing these nutrients and fuels.
The lymph system consists of the lymph fluid, lymph vessels, lymph
nodes, spleen and the thymus gland.
Lymph Fluid
The lymph fluid is an alkaline, translucent fluid that flows from the cells to
the venous blood supply via the lymph vessels. Your lymph fluids act as the
water that carries the wastes from your toilet to the septic system.
Lymph fluid removes approximately 10 percent of the total fluid