Practice mode Circulation

Lymph capillaries differ from blood capillaries in that they ____.

Correct answer B. begin blindly (closed at one end) in the tissues

Explanation

Lymph capillaries start as blind-ended tubes among tissue cells. Their overlapping endothelial cells let excess tissue fluid and proteins enter but not easily leave.

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