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present transmitting the lymph from the foot to the 

 popliteal gland, whence two ves- 

 sels proceed to the deep lympha- 

 tic system. The lymph from the 

 bones and muscles of the leg 

 reaches the iliac glands through 

 two or three deep vessels lying 

 near the femoral vein and artery. 

 The inguinal glands receive most 

 of the lymph from the skin of 

 the leg. 



The lymph from the superfi- 

 cial parts of the head flows 

 largely into the submaxillary 

 glands, while that from the brain, 

 tongue, esophagus, and larynx 

 empties into the laryngeal 

 glands. 



The lymph of the right fore- 

 limb, right side of the neck and 



th 



FIG. 78. VENTRAL ASPECT OF CHIEF 

 LYMPHATIC VESSELS OF THE CAT. 



a, Axillary gland ; as, pancreas Aselli ; an, 

 superficial lymphatics from the head; 

 b, bronchial glands receiving lymph 

 from lungs; c, lymphatic trunk; cr, cer- 

 vical glands; cv, laryngeal glands; d, 

 vessel from diaphragm; ej, external jug- 

 ular vein ; in, inguinal glands ; il, iliac 

 glands; ju, junction of thoracic duct 

 with tracheal trunk ; /, lumbar glands ; 

 li, large intestine ; Iv, lymph-vessel from 

 liver; m, lacteal vessel and glands of 

 mesentery; n, superficial lymphatics 

 from limb; o, deep lymph-vessels from 

 limb ; on, lymphatics from thoracic wall ; 

 ol, vessel from abdominal wall ; oc, ves- 

 sels from limb ; rec, receptaculum chyli ; 

 s, subclavian vein; t, lymphatics from 

 skin of leg ; tr, tl, tracheal trunks ; va, lymph trunk from pancreas Aselli 

 to thoracic duct; v, precava; 1 and 2, submaxillary lymph_glands. 



