The nurse is teaching a review class on the lymphatic system.A participant shows correct understanding of the material with which statement?

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The flow of lymph is slow compared with that of the blood.Lymph flow is not propelled by the heart,but rather by contracting skeletal muscles,pressure changes secondary to breathing,and by contraction of the vessel walls.Lymph does not absorb lipids from the biliary tract.The vessels do have valves,so flow is one way from the tissue spaces to the bloodstream.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Review Class on the Lymphatic