CHAPTER VI. 

 LYMPHATIC SYSTEM. 



THIS is also known as the absorbent system. It is 

 closely connected with the blood vessels, and is made 

 up of very fine minute tubes and glands. These con- 

 vey from the tissues of the body a clear fluid known 

 as lymph, and pours it into the blood of the veins as it is on 

 its way back to the heart. These glands are found all 

 through the body ; for instance, there is a large group inside 

 the thigh or stifle joint of the horse, and another large group 

 inside the shoulder. It is important to note these, as they 

 sometimes become inflamed and the leg is swollen. They 

 are then the seat of the disease called weed in the leg, or 

 lymphangitis. 



