OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
LYMPHATIC TISSUES AND ORGANS
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Microscopic
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Blind-ended capillaries
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Trunks and ducts
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Lymphatic collecting vessels
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Detailed explanation-1: -These larger lymphatic vessels also have valves that stop the lymph flowing back the wrong way. Lymph vessels take the lymph back to the lymph nodes (there are about 700 of these in total), which are found in our arm pit and groin as well as many other areas of the body such as the mouth, throat and intestines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Initial lymphatics also known as capillaries; Collecting vessels which transport lymph through lymph nodes; and. Ducts which connect to the subclavian veins (the veins which connect directly to the heart) to return lymph to blood circulation. 27-Apr-2013
Detailed explanation-3: -jugular trunks: drain the neck. subclavian trunks: drain the upper limbs. bronchomediastinal trunks: drain the chest. intercostal trunks: drain the chest wall. lumbar trunks. intestinal trunk: drains the gut. 18-Apr-2022