The plasma, interstitial fluid (ISF), and lymph compartments are linked in series and, in the steady state, fluid flows continuously from one compartment to the next. Lymph drains back into the circulation chiefly at the major veins at the base of the neck. Accidental lymphatic fistulae in the neck indicate a total post-nodal lymph flow … Continue reading Microvascular fluid exchange and the revised Starling principle