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pass only in one direction, namely, from the fine branches 

 to the trunk and so to the large veins, on entering which 

 they are mingled with the stream of blood, and form part 



Lymphatics of head 

 and neck, right. 



Right internal jug- 

 ular vein. 

 Right subclavian 

 vein. 



Lymphatics of righ fc 

 arm. 



Receptaculum chyli. 



Lymphatics of lower 

 'extremities. 



Fig. 92.' 



L} r mphatics of head 

 and neck, left. 



Thoracic duct 



Left subclavian vein . 



Thoracic duct. 



Lymphatics of lowe 

 extremities. 



of its constituents. Remembering the course of the fluid 

 in the lymphatic vessels, viz., its passage in the direction 

 only towards the large veins in the neighbourhood of the 

 heart, it will be readily seen from fig. 92 that the greater 

 part of the contents of the lymphatic system of vessels passes 



* Fig. 92. Diagram of the principal groups of lymphatic vessels 

 'from Quain). 



