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UNCONSCIOUS NERVOUS OPERATIONS 



Fig. 97. The thoracic duct and right 

 lymphatic duct. 



tion of the large jugular 

 vein in the neck with the 

 left subclavian (Fig. 97). 

 The other is the right 

 lymphatic duct, and opens 

 into the angle of junc- 

 tion of the right internal 

 jugular and subclavian 

 veins. The thoracic duct 

 receives on its way the 

 contents of the lacteals, 

 and the whole is poured 

 into the blood stream. 

 Lymph is an alkaline 

 fluid, and contains a 

 larger proportion of the 

 waste products of the 

 vital processes than does 

 the blood. 



Nervous connection be- 

 tween the muscular.fibers 

 of the lymphatic vessels 

 and the nerve centers has 

 not been traced, though 

 from what is known of 

 nervous control over oth- 

 er organs and processes 

 in the body, it is believed 

 to exist. 



236. Lymphatic Glands. 

 -Throughout the lym- 

 phatic system colorless 

 or white corpuscles are 



