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ficial fascia. At the bend of the elbow, above the internal 

 epicondyle, are two or three glands, which are apt to 

 enlarge after injury or disease of the hand and arm. In 

 the axilla both the deep and superficial sets of lymphatics 

 join and communicate freely with lymphatic glands 

 placed upon the course of the vessels. The lymphatics 

 of the upper extremity empty on the right side into the 





FIG. 113. LYMPHATICS or HEAD AND NECK. 



1, internal jugular vein; 2, deep cervical glands. 



right lymphatic duct ; on the left side, into the thoracic 

 duct. 



LYMPHATICS OF THE TRUNK. 



The glands of the thorax are the anterior and pos- 

 terior mediastinal. The former are anterior to the peri- 

 cardium, and lie in the loose areolar tissue above the 

 diaphragm. The posterior mediastinal consist of a 



