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Lymph has these functions

1. Lymph acts as a "middle man" which transports oxygen, food materials, hormones, etc., to the body cells and brings carbon dioxide and other metabolic wastes, from the body cells to blood and then finally pours the same into the venous system.

2. Body cells are kept moist by the lymph.

3. Lymph nodes produce lymphocytes. Lymph takes lymphocytes and antibodies from the lymph nodes to the blood.

4. Lymph maintains the volume of the blood, as soon as the volume of the blood reduces in the blood vascular system, the lymph rushes from the lymphatic systems to the blood vascular system.