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THE ABSORBENTS. 



Fig. 335. Fig. 335. DIAGRAMMATIC 



OUTLINE OP THE PRIN- 

 CIPAL ABSORBENT VESSELS 

 AND DUCTS, 5 



a, junction of the right 

 jugular and subclavian veins 

 in the right innominate ; &, 

 the same on the left side ; 

 1, the thoracic duct, show- 

 ing a division in its upper 

 part ; farther down a se- 

 paration into two vessels 

 enclosing a space between 

 them, and at its lower ex- 

 tremity, 1', the receptaculum 

 chyli ; 2, the principal cer- 

 vical lymphatic vessels with 

 the larger glands near their 

 terminations ; 3, 3', the 

 principal axillary lymphatic 

 vessels and glands, joined by 

 those from the shoulder and 

 lower part of the neck ; 4, 4', 

 the right and left internal 

 mammary and anterior medi- 

 astinal lymphatic vessels (re- 

 presented as more widely se- 

 parated than natural); on the 

 right side, 4' and 4", mark 

 the junction with the internal 

 mammary of the superior 

 hepatic and anterior superior 

 phrenic lymphatics ; 5, some 

 deeper mediastinal and peri- 

 cardiac lymphatics; 6, 6', 

 deep mediastinal lymphatics 

 passing into the right lym- 

 phatic trunk and thoracic 

 duct ; 7, the bronchial and 

 pulmonary ; 8, cesophageal ; 

 9, posterior diaphragmatic 

 lymphatics ; 10, the inter- 

 costal and neighbouring lym- 

 phatics of the posterior tho- 

 racic wall represented chiefly 

 on the left side ; at 10', is 

 shown a small collateral 

 trunk, formed by the union 

 of a number of the inter- 

 costal lymphatics; 11, 11, 

 short trunks leading into the 

 lower part of the thoracic 

 duct, which receive some of 

 the principal lymphatic ves- 

 sels from the spleen, stomach, 

 and pancreas, and the lacteal 

 vessels from the intestines ; 

 12, 12', several main vessels 

 which collect the principal 



lymphatic vessels of the right and left lumbar plexus, and carry their contents into the 

 thoracic duct ; 13, 13', right and left renal lymphatics ; 14, 14', right and left spermatic 

 lymphatics ; 15, aortic plexus, which farther down is continuous with the sacral; 16, 16', 

 right and left lumbar plexus, which receive the principal lymphatics of the pelvis and 

 lower limbs. 



