MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lymphatic vessels: Lymphatic vessels are the network of capillaries (microvessels) and a large network of tubes located throughout your body that transport lymph away from tissues. Lymphatic vessels collect and filter lymph (at the nodes) as it continues to move toward larger vessels called collecting ducts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lymph vessels are thin walled tubes that, similar to blood vessels, carry white blood cells, fluids and waste. Unlike veins and arteries, however, lymph vessels do not carry red blood cells and their main function is to remove excess fluid from tissues.

Detailed explanation-3: -Afferent LECs Adhere to the Matrix via Anchoring Filaments Lymphatic capillaries start as blind-ended sacs in the periphery and merge to collecting lymphatic vessels, which are surrounded by pericytes and have valves to direct the flow into the draining lymph nodes (Figure 1).