LYMPHATICS Flashcards

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  • 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
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External Iliac Lymph Nodes

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  • 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
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Internal Iliac Lymph Nodes

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  • lie along common iliac veins

- receive fluid from the internal and external iliac lymph nodes

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Common Iliac Lymph Nodes

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  • lie along the inferior vena cava on the posterior abdominal wall
  • receive fluid from the common iliac lymph nodes
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Lumbar Lymph Nodes

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  • large vessels formed by the joining of efferent vessels of the lumbar lymph
    nodes
  • receive fluid from the lumbar lymph nodes
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Lumbar Trunks

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  • 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

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