Efferent lymph vessel

Lymph: Efferent lymphatic vessel

Structure of the lymph node.
Latin	vasa efferentia lymphoglandulae
Gray's	subject #175 689

The efferent lymphatic vessel commences from the lymph sinuses of the medullary portion of the lymph nodes and leave the lymph nodes either to veins or greater nodes.

Efferent lymphatic vessels are also found in the thymus and spleen. This is in contrast to afferent lymphatic vessels, which are found only in lymph nodes.

Additional images

External links

Lymphatic system - Lymphatic trunks and ducts (TA A12.4.01, GA 8.690)

Path details

... Blood → Interstitial fluid → Lymph →

Lymph capillary → Afferent lymph vessel (Lymphatic vessel) → Lymph node → Efferent lymph vessel (Lymphatic vessel) →

Lymph trunk (Subclavian lymph trunk • Jugular lymph trunk • Bronchomediastinal lymph trunk • Intestinal lymph trunk → Cisterna chyli • Lumbar lymph trunk → Cisterna chyli) → Lymph duct {Right lymphatic duct and Thoracic duct (left side)} →

Subclavian vein (right and left) → Blood ...

Other concepts

Lymphangion

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Lymphoid system (TA A13.1–2, TH H3.10, GA 8 and 9)

Primary lymphoid organs

Bone marrow	Hematopoietic stem cell

Thymus	Cortex · Medulla · Hassall's corpuscles

Secondary lymphoid organs

Spleen (process blood)	structural: Hilum · Trabeculae · Diaphragmatic surface of spleen · Visceral surface of spleen Red pulp (Cords of Billroth, Marginal zone) White pulp (Periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths, Germinal center) blood flow: Trabecular arteries · Trabecular veins

Tonsils/Waldeyer's tonsillar ring	Palatine · Lingual · Pharyngeal · Tubal Tonsillar crypts

Lymph nodes (process extracellular fluid)	lymph flow: Afferent lymph vessels · Cortical sinuses · Medullary sinuses · Efferent lymph vessels T cells: High endothelial venules B cells: Primary follicle/Germinal center · Mantle zone · Marginal zone layers: Capsule/Trabeculae · Subcapsular sinus · Cortex · Paracortex · Medulla (Medullary cord) · Hilum

MALT (process mucosa)	GALT · Peyer's patch · Germinal center

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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.