Elementary anatomy and physiology - for colleges, academies, and other schools (1869) (21203836292)

Title: Elementary anatomy and physiology : for colleges, academies, and other schools
Identifier: elementaryanato00hitc (find matches)
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864; Hitchcock, Edward, 1828-1911
Subjects: Anatomy; Physiology
Publisher: New York : Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman & Co. ; Chicago : S. C. Griggs & Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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CHAPTER SIXTH. ICHOROLOGY, OR HISTORY OF THE ORGANS OF SECRETION.— THE LYMPHATIC AND SECRETORY SYSTEM. DEFINITIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS. 498. The Body is Constantly Undergoing a Change.— We have seen that the human body is constantly undergoing Fig. 274. changes in its constituent parts. The nutrient por- tion of the food designed for the support and growth of the different tissues is conveyed by the lacteals to the left sub-clavian vein, mi$ w^ere ft enters the general circulation; while the par- ticles which are constantly set free in all parts of the body are, by vessels of the same general character, called lymphatics, con- ; * veyed to the blood and x thence to the lungs. 499. The Lacteals a Variety of the Lymphat- ics.— A more correct A, «, Deep-seated Lymphatic Gland, a, &, Lym- , phatics which supply and Empty the Ghmd. b arrangement, nowever, a, Superficial Lymphatic, less complex in struc- Apings both Sets of absOl'b- ture. c, n, Lymphatic laid open to show the © Valves, c, d, e. ent vessels under the class of lymphatics, making the lacteals only a variety, since their 49S. How is it that the body is constantly undergoing change? 499. What may thtf lacteals be properly called ?
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