LYMPHATICS

Question 1

• lie along the external iliac veins
• receive fluid from the superficial and deep inguinal lymph nodes, the iliac fossa and the anterior part of the capsule of the hip joint

Answer 1

External Iliac Lymph Nodes

Question 2

• lie along the internal iliac veins
• receive fluid from the pelvic viscera, the gluteal region and the posterior,
  medial and lateral aspects of the hip joint

Answer 2

Internal Iliac Lymph Nodes

Question 3

• lie along common iliac veins

- receive fluid from the internal and external iliac lymph nodes

Answer 3

Common Iliac Lymph Nodes

Question 4

• lie along the inferior vena cava on the posterior abdominal wall
• receive fluid from the common iliac lymph nodes

Answer 4

Lumbar Lymph Nodes

Question 5

• large vessels formed by the joining of efferent vessels of the lumbar lymph
  nodes
• receive fluid from the lumbar lymph nodes

Answer 5

Lumbar Trunks

Question 6

• a dilated area that lies anterior to the vertebral bodies of L-1 and L-2
• receives fluid from the lumbar trunks
• empties into the thoracic duct which returns the lymph fluid to the systemic
  circulation

Answer 6

Cisterna Chyli