Which term describes 'Transport lymph towards the heart'?

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Transport toward the heart is carried by the lymph vessels, the lymphatic vessels. They form the network that moves lymph along, using one-way valves and the action of surrounding muscles and body movements to push the fluid upward toward the thoracic duct and into the venous system. Lymph capillaries are the tiny, starting points that collect interstitial fluid and begin the lymphatic pathway; they feed fluid into the larger vessels but aren’t the main conduits driving lymph toward the heart. Lymph is the fluid itself once it’s inside the lymphatic system. The spleen is an organ involved in filtering blood and immune responses, not in transporting lymph toward the heart.