LYMPHATIC VESSELS

D S LYMPHATIC VESSELS
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R LYMPH
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C  PART OF THE EXTRACELLULAR FLUID
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LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

 A PART OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND IMMUNE

SYSTEM THAT REFINES AND CONDUCTS LYMPH
FROM THE EXTRACELLULAR SPACE TO THE
VENOUS SYSTEM
 GENERAL ORGANISATION OF LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

 LYMPHATIC SYSTEM: LYMPH VESSELS AND LYMPH NODES

1
2

1) LYMPHATIC CAPILLARY
4 2) AFFERENT LYMPHATIC
3) LYMPH NODE
4) EFFERENT LYMPHATIC

VEIN 3
 RIGHT
LYMPHATIC THORACIC
DUCT DUCT LYMPHATIC VESSELS

 SUPERFICIAL AND DEEP

LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE

 MAIN LYMPHATIC VESSELS &

THE LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE:
1) THORACIC DUCT
(DUCTUS THORACICUS)
2) RIGHT LYMPHATIC DUCT
(DUCTUS LYMPHATICUS DEXTER)
Prof. dr Aleksandar Maliković
aleksa-m@eunet.rs