lymph, lymph nodes, the thymus gland, the spleen, & lymph vessels

protect the body from disease by developing immunities & destroying disease-causing microorganisms as well as draining the tissue spaces of excess interstitial fluids to the blood. It carries waste & impurities away from the cells

clear, yellowish fluid that circulates in the lymph spaces of the body

glandlike bodies in the lymphatic vessels that filter lymph products

carries waste & impurities away from the cells

lymphatic vessels that occur in clusters & are distributed throughout most of the body