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Chronic progressive lymphedema ( CPL) is a disease of some breeds of draft horse, whereby the lower legs becomes progressively more swollen. [1] There is no cure; [1] the aim of treatment is to manage the signs and slow progression of the disease. [2] The cause of CPL is not known, although it is suspected that a genetic disorder of elastin ...
The external iliac lymph nodes are lymph nodes, from eight to ten in number, that lie along the external iliac vessels . They are arranged in three groups, one on the lateral, another on the medial, and a third on the anterior aspect of the vessels; the third group is, however, sometimes absent. Their principal afferents are derived from the ...
Popliteal lymph nodes. Lymph glands of popliteal fossa. The popliteal lymph nodes, small in size and some six or seven in number, are embedded in the fat contained in the popliteal fossa, sometimes referred to as the 'knee pit'. One lies immediately beneath the popliteal fascia, near the terminal part of the small saphenous vein, and drains the ...
Function. Diagram showing parts of the body that drain into the right lymphatic duct. The right duct drains lymph fluid from: the upper right section of the trunk, (right thoracic cavity, via the right bronchomediastinal trunk) [1] the right arm (via the right subclavian trunk) [1]
The superficial inguinal lymph nodes are the inguinal lymph nodes that form a chain immediately inferior to the inguinal ligament. They lie deep to the fascia of Camper that overlies the femoral vessels at the medial aspect of the thigh. They are bounded superiorly by the inguinal ligament in the femoral triangle, laterally by the border of the ...
Posterior tibial vein. Veins of the leg, where the posterior tibial vein is the medial one of the "Tibial veins". The posterior tibial veins are veins of the leg in humans. They drain the posterior compartment of the leg and the plantar surface of the foot to the popliteal vein .
The anterior tibial vein is a vein in the lower leg . In human anatomy, there are two anterior tibial veins. They originate and receive blood from the dorsal venous arch, on the back of the foot and empties into the popliteal vein . The anterior tibial veins drain the ankle joint, knee joint, tibiofibular joint, and the anterior portion of the ...
If thrombosis disrupts blood flow in the external iliac systems, the internal iliac tributaries offer a major route of venous return from the femoral system. Damage to internal iliac vein tributaries during surgery can seriously compromise venous drainage and cause swelling of one or both legs.
Perforator veins exist along the length of the lower limb, in greater number in the leg (anatomical ref to below knee) than in the thigh. Some veins are named after the physician who first described them: Dodd's perforator at the inferior 1/3 of the thigh. Boyd's perforator at the knee level.
Deep femoral vein. Veins of the leg, with deep femoral vein near top. Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. (Deep femoral artery and vein labeled at center top.) The deep femoral vein, deep vein of the thigh or profunda femoris vein is a large deep vein in the thigh. It collects blood from the inner thigh, passing superiorly and ...