CONTENTS. IX 



Of the Superior Cava, - - - - - - 312 



Vena Azygos, ___--- 312 



Intercostal Veins, . . _ . - 314 



Internal Jugular, ------ 316 



External Jugular, - _ _ - - 318 



Veins of the Arm, ------ 319 



Inferior Vena Cava, and the Veins connected with it, - 322 



Veins of the Lower Extremity, . . - - 326 



Pulmonary Arteries and Veins, - - - - 329 



PART IX. 



GENERAL ANATOMY OF THE ABSORBENT SYSTEM. 



General Anatomy of the Absorbent System, . . - 332 



Comparison between Absorbents and Veins, - - - 334 



Origin of Absorbents, ------ 337 



Termination of Absorbents, ----- 346 



Of the Chyle, 347 



Lymph, _._--- 349 



Comparison between Chyle and Lymph, - - - - 349 



CHAPTER X. 



ABSORBENTS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES, ABDOMEN AND THORAX. 



Of the Absorbents of the Lower Extremities, - - - 351 



Absorbents of the Abdomen and Thorax, - - - 355 



Thoracic Duct, - - - - - - 360 



CHAPTER XL 



ABSORBENTS OF THE HEAD AND NECK, UPPER EXTREMITIES, AND UPPER 

 PART OF THE TRUNK OF THE BODY. 



Of the Absorbents of the Head and Neck, - - - - 364 



Absorbents of the Arm and upper part of the Trunk, - 365 



Brachio-Cephalic Trunk, ----- 367 



