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Lymphatics. 



GlancL.iumb. 

 infer. 



Plexus sacral, 

 med. 



619. Tlie Deep Lymphatics of tlie Pelvis and Groin. 



From the inguinal glands the lymphatic trunks pass with the 

 vessels into the pelvis, receive lymphatics from the anterior and lateral 

 walls of the abdomen and form the external iliac plexus, which 

 empties into the inferior 1 u m bar gland s. The hypogastric and 

 middle sacral plexuses also empty into these glands. The hypo- 

 gastric plexus is formed by branches, which accompany those of 

 the hypogastric artery; the middle sacral plexus receives the lym- 

 phatics of the posterior pelvic wall, of the sacral canal and the rectum. 



