APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Lymph always travels ____
A
Superiorly
B
Proximally
C
Inferiorly
D
Distally
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lymph only moves in one direction, toward the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the lymphatic vessels have valves like those in veins to keep the lymph, which can clot, flowing in the one direction (toward the heart). Lymphatic vessels drain fluid called lymph from tissues throughout the body and return the fluid to the venous system through two collecting ducts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lymph enters the node (arrow) through afferent lymphatic vessel(s) (Af). It then moves to subcapsular sinus (SCS), which can then go to either B cell follicles (BF) and T cell cortex (TC) through central path, or directly to medullary sinuses (MS) through peripheral path.

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