If lymph cannot be pushed through the vessels, ____.
A. blood pressure rises immediately
B. the kidneys excrete it
C. edema develops
D. the arteries and veins take over that function
E. the lymph is reabsorbed into the blood
C. edema develops
If lymph cannot be pushed through the vessels, it leaks back out of the lymphatic capillaries, causing edema.
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