Functional Independence measure FIM; a standardized assessment instrument of functional status that is part of the Uniform Data Set for Medical Rehabilitation; it tests 23 items in seven areas of function and uses a seven-point scale for each item.
The major components of the lymphatic system include lymph, lymphatic vessels, and lymphatic organs that contain lymphoid tissues. Lymphatic tissue can also be found in other areas of the body, such as the skin, stomach, and small intestines.
lymphoid primary and secondary lymphoid tissues a fluid called lymph lymph clear fluid flows in lymphatic vessels lymphatic tissue and red bone marrowfluid filters out of capillaries and drains into lymphatic vessels to become lymph the content of lymph is the same as interstitial fluid the fluid around tissue cellsecondary lymphoid tissues are arranged as a series of filters monitoring the contents of the extracellular fluids i e lymph tissue fluid and blood the lymphoid tissue filtering each of these fluids is arranged in different ways