LYMPHATICS Flashcards
1
Q
- lie along the external iliac veins
- receive fluid from the superficial and deep inguinal lymph nodes, the iliac fossa and the anterior part of the capsule of the hip joint
A
External Iliac Lymph Nodes
2
Q
- lie along the internal iliac veins
- receive fluid from the pelvic viscera, the gluteal region and the posterior,
medial and lateral aspects of the hip joint
A
Internal Iliac Lymph Nodes
3
Q
- lie along common iliac veins
- receive fluid from the internal and external iliac lymph nodes
A
Common Iliac Lymph Nodes
4
Q
- lie along the inferior vena cava on the posterior abdominal wall
- receive fluid from the common iliac lymph nodes
A
Lumbar Lymph Nodes
5
Q
- large vessels formed by the joining of efferent vessels of the lumbar lymph
nodes - receive fluid from the lumbar lymph nodes
A
Lumbar Trunks
6
Q
- a dilated area that lies anterior to the vertebral bodies of L-1 and L-2
- receives fluid from the lumbar trunks
- empties into the thoracic duct which returns the lymph fluid to the systemic
circulation
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Cisterna Chyli