The formation of lymph increases as a result of
A)increasing osmotic pressure in blood capillaries.
B)increasing hydrostatic pressure in tissue fluid.
C)decreasing volume of tissue fluid.
D)decreasing protein concentration in tissue fluiD.

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The formation of lymph is a result of hydrostatic pressure in tissue fluid pushing interstitial fluid into lymphatic vessels. Therefore, increasing hydrostatic pressure in tissue fluid would lead to an increase in lymph formation. The other choices are not correct - increasing osmotic pressure in blood capillaries would lead to fluid leaving the interstitial space and entering the capillaries, decreasing the volume of tissue fluid would not have a direct effect on lymph formation, and decreasing protein concentration in tissue fluid would not affect lymph formation as protein is too large to enter lymphatic vessels.

The Formation of Lymph Increases as a Result of