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ANGIOLOGY 



Superficial 

 inauinai 

 glatvds 



Superficial 



subinguinal- 



glands 



FIG. 610. The superficial lymph glands and lymphatic 

 vessels of the lower extremity. 



fossa. One lies immediately beneath 

 the popliteal fascia, near the terminal 

 part of the small saphenous vein, and 

 drains the region from which this vein 

 derives its tributaries. Another is placed 

 between the popliteal artery and the 

 posterior surface of the knee-joint; it 

 receives the lymphatic vessels from the 

 knee-joint together with those w r hich 

 accompany the genicular arteries. The 

 others lie at the sides of the popliteal 

 vessels, and receive as efferents the 

 trunks which accompany the anterior 

 and posterior tibial vessels. The effer- 

 ents of the popliteal glands pass almost 

 entirely alongside the femoral vessels to 

 the deep inguinal glands, but a few may 

 accompany the great saphenous vein, 

 and end in the glands of the superficial 

 subinguinal group. 



The inguinal glands (lymphoglanduloe 

 inguinales} (Fig. 610), from twelve to 

 twenty in number, are situated at the 

 upper part of the femoral triangle. They 

 may be divided into two groups by a 

 horizontal line at the level of the termi- 

 nation of the great saphenous vein; 

 those lying above this line are termed 

 the superficial inguinal glands, and those 

 below it the subinguinal glands, the latter 

 group consisting of a superficial and a 

 deep set. 



The Superficial Inguinal Glands form 

 a chain immediately below the inguinal 

 ligament. They receive as afferents lym- 

 phatic vessels from the integument of 

 the penis, scrotum, perineum, buttock, 

 and abdominal wall below the level of 

 the umbilicus. 



The Superficial Subinguinal Glands 

 (lymphoglandidce subinguinahs super- 

 ficiales) are placed on either side of the 

 upper part of the great saphenous vein; 

 their efferents consist chiefly of the 

 superficial lymphatic vessels of the 

 lower extremity; but they also receive 

 some of the vessels which drain the in- 

 tegument of the penis, scrotum, peri- 

 neum, and buttock. 



The Deep Subinguinal Glands (lympho- 

 glandulve subinguinales profundce) vary 

 from one to three in number, and are 

 placed under the fascia lata, on the 

 medial side of the femoral vein. When 



