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Detailed Lymph Node Cartoon

Lymph pathway

  1. Afferent vessel
  2. Subcapsular sinus
  3. Paratrabecular sinus
  4. Medullary sinus
  5. Efferent vessel

Lymphocyte pathway

  • high endothelial venule - (HEV) the specialised post-capillary venous region that enables blood lymphocytes to enter a lymph node. The endothelial cells in these venules express ligands that bind lymphocytes, aiding their adhesion and subsequent transmigration into the lymph node.


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