Category:Lymphatic system
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English: In mammals, including humans, the lymphatic system is composed of a network of thin vessels that branch, like blood vessels, into tissues throughout the body. Lymphatic vessels carry lymph, a colorless, watery fluid originating from interstitial fluid (fluid in the tissues) which is squeezed out of the blood vessels. The lymphatic system transports infection-fighting cells called lymphocytes, is involved in the removal of foreign matter and cell debris by phagocytes and is part of the body's immune system. One part of it also transports fats from the small intestine to the blood.
Lymphatic fluid gathers from the tissues and enters the valved lymphatic ducts. This 'lymph fluid' then passes back to the heart. On its way it passes through special nodular glands known as 'glands' or lymph nodes, which are concentrated in certain zones such as the back of the neck, the armpits and the groin. When a lymph node detects a possible threat passing into it in the lymph (such as a bacterium), it swells up. This is why lymph nodes swell in the region of an infected body part. Generalized lymphadenopathy (all the nodes of the body are swollen) can indicate systemic illness such infection or cancer. When generalized lymphadenopathy persists it is known as persistent generalized lymphadenopathy.
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3D medical animation TNM Staging System.jpg 1,920 × 1,080; 1,002 KB
Absorbing vessels of the human body, by William Cruikshank Wellcome L0013060.jpg 1,056 × 1,728; 1.02 MB
Anatomy of the lymphatic system.jpg 2,250 × 3,250; 651 KB
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Expansion of the lymphatic vasculature.jpg 2,250 × 3,250; 429 KB
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G. Asellius, De lactibus sive lacteis Wellcome L0021461.jpg 1,155 × 1,674; 1.36 MB
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Gaspare Asellius, De lactibus sive lacteis venis Wellcome L0021944.jpg 1,121 × 1,714; 1.38 MB
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Insights from human genetics studies of primary lymphoedema.jpg 2,250 × 3,250; 483 KB
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LEC specification in the cardinal vein.jpg 2,250 × 3,250; 301 KB
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Lymphknoten (Schwein).jpg 2,229 × 1,516; 1.61 MB
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Maturation of the lymphatic system.jpg 4,000 × 2,250; 749 KB
MPP to DN3 dual myeloid and lymphoid.jpg 984 × 656; 200 KB
Módulos linfáticos iliacos internos.jpg 856 × 800; 89 KB
New Mixed Myeloid-Lymphoid Progenitor Tree(RCCH) Grayscale.jpg 1,268 × 587; 178 KB
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St Georges classification algorithm for primary lymphedema.jpg 3,551 × 2,523; 3.66 MB
The Lacteals from Aselli. Wellcome M0010426.jpg 2,571 × 4,210; 4.45 MB
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Vessels and glands of the lymphatic system; seven figures, i Wellcome V0008037.jpg 2,948 × 2,380; 3.73 MB
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