LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
FUNCTIONS:
One. Fluid Balance
Two. Fat absorption
Three. Defense
ANATOMY OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES AND VESSELS
ANATOMY OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES AND VESSELS
LYMPHATIC CAPILLARIES - tiny, closed-ended vessels consisting of simple squamous epithelium
LYMPHATIC VESSELS - resemble small veins; formed when lymphatic capillaries join together
RIGHT LYMPHATIC DUCT - lymphatic vessels from the right upper limb and the right half of the head, neck and chest; empties into the right subclavian vein
THORACIC DUCT - lymphatic vessels from the rest of the body; empties into the left subclavian vein