The Clinical Anatomy of the Vascular System | Ch 50
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
6-12-2025
Editor
Stephen J. Bordes, Jr. et al
Abstract
The lymphatic system begins to take form in the human embryo at approximately the sixth week of development. This primordial system appears as a collection of six lymph sacs: two jugular lymph sacs, two iliac lymph sacs, the cisterna chyli, and the retroperitoneal lymph sac. They all originate from the mesoderm and are extensions of veins, being similarly lined with endothelium. Eventually, the lymphatic sacs give rise to a network of lymph nodules interconnected via endothelium-lined channels, establishing the early lymphatic system in the human embryo.
First Page
339
Last Page
340
Chapter Title
Chapter 50 - Lymphatics of the Thoracic Wall
Publisher
Springer Nature
ISBN
[9783031783258, 9783031783265]
Rights
© 2025 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Recommended Citation
Fontenot, Cameron; Plaisance, Connor; and Linhuber, Joshua, "The Clinical Anatomy of the Vascular System | Ch 50" (2025). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 4291.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/4291
10.1007/978-3-031-78326-5_50