Afferent lymph vessel

Afferent lymph vessel

Infobox Lymph
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Latin = vasa afferentia lymphoglandulae
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Caption = Structure of the lymph node.


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The afferent lymph vessels enter at all parts of the periphery of the lymph node, and after branching and forming a dense plexus in the substance of the capsule, open into the "lymph sinuses" of the cortical part. In doing this they lose all their coats except their endothelial lining, which is continuous with a layer of similar cells lining the lymph paths.

Afferent lymphatic vessels are only found in lymph nodes. This is in contrast to efferent lymphatic vessel which are also found in the thymus and spleen.

External links

* - "Lymphoid Tissues and Organs: lymph node, afferent arterioles"
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* [http://faculty.une.edu/com/abell/histo/Histolab6.htm Image at une.edu]
* [http://www.cvm.okstate.edu/instruction/mm_curr/histology/HistologyReference/HRLym.htm Overview at okstate.edu]


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