Month: March 2015

  • Lymphatic drainage of the lower limb

    Adder by Wildlife Wanderer on Flickr. Today we talked about the anatomy of the lymphatic vessels of the lower limb, and the mechanisms by which lymph is transferred from lower limb tissues back to the abdomen, thorax and circulatory system. We used examples of elephantiasis (and the filariasis worm), peripheral oedema, exercise recovery (after running…