AND PHYSIOLOGY. 



Fig. 19 



5. Tubular Tissues. 

 73. Capillaries and Kig 20 



Absorbents. — These 

 form those minute blood 

 vessels called capillaries, 

 and others called lym- 

 phatics or absorbent ves- 

 sels, which exist in every 

 part of the body, and 

 are distinct from, al- 

 though connected with, 

 the arteries and veins. 

 The capillaries con- 

 necting these are from 

 ^ootu to ^Voth of 



