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THE ABSORBENTS. 

 Fig. 234. 



Fig. 334. -PRINCIPAL LYMPHATIC VESSELS AND GLANDS OF THE ABDOMEN AND PELVIS 

 (modified from Mascagni). 5 



a, the abdominal aorta, the upper part of it having been removed to show the deepest 

 lumbar plexuses of lymphatics ; a', the vena cava inferior ; 6, the right, c, the left crus 

 of the diaphragm ; d, the right kidney ; e, the suprarenal body ; /, the ureter ; g, the 

 psoas muscle ; A, the iliacus ; Tc, the lower part of the sacrum within the pelvis ; 1, the 

 commencement of the thoracic duct ; 2, 3, 2, the largest of the lymphatic and lacteal 

 trunks which join the thoracic duct, the hepatic, splenic, gastric, &c. ; 4, the suprarenal 

 lymphatics ; 5, the renal, joining some of the lumbar plexus ; 6, the spermatic; 7, 7, the 

 lumbar lymphatic vessels and glands ; 7', 7', some of the lymphatics of the loins; 8, 8, 

 those surrounding the common iliac vessels, and proceeding from the lymphatics of the 

 pelvis and lower limb ; 9, 9 ? the external iliac ; 10, 10, the internal iliac receiving those 

 from the sacrum, walls of the pelvis, and at 11, 11, and at k, those from the viscera 

 (bladder and rectum) ; 12, lymphatics of the dorsum of the penis passing to those of the 

 groin ; 13, the deep femoral lymphatics and glands. 



