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chief difference consists in the kind of material they convey, 

 and not in structure or function. 



500. The Lymphatics — Their Similarity to Veins and 

 Arteries — Their Appearance when Injected with Mercury. 

 — The lymphatics are very delicate, minute and transparent 

 vessels like the capillaries, remarkable for their uniformity of 



Fig. 216. 



A View of the Vessels and Lymphatic Glands of the Axilla. 1, The Axillary Artery. 

 2, The Axillary Vein. 3, The Brachial Artery. 4, The Brachial Vein. 5, The Primi- 

 tive Carotid Artery. 6, The Internal Jugular Vein. 7, The Sub-Cutaneous Lymphat- 

 ics of the Arm at its Upper Part. 8, Two or three of the most Inferior and Superficial 

 Glands into which the Superficial Lymphatics emnty. 9, The Deep-seated Lymphatics 

 which accompany the Brachial Artery. 10, The Lymphatics and Glands which accom- 

 pany the Infra-Scapular Blood-Vessels. 11, The Glands and Lymphatics accompanying 

 the Thoracica Lonsra Artery. 12, Deeper-seated Lymphatics. 13, The Axillary Chain 

 of Glands. 14, The Acromial Branches of the Lymphatics. 15, The Jugular Lymphatics 

 and Glands 16. 17. The Lymphatics which empty into the Sub-Clavian Vein near its 

 Junction with the Right Internal Jugular Vein. 



