_a_, Pyloric portion of stomach; _b_, duodenum; _c_, jejunum; _d_,
cæcum; _e_, _f_, colon; _g_, pancreas; _h_, epiploic foramen (of
Winslow); _i_, portal vein; _k_, hepatic lymph glands; _l_, gastric
lymph glands; _m_, œsophagus. (After Edelmann.)
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The =thoracic lymph glands= comprise: (1) a gland of considerable size
on the first segment of the sternum; (2) about half a dozen reddish
glands along the upper face of the thoracic aorta; (3) several glands
along the lower face of the trachea; (4) the =bronchial lymph glands=;
one of these lies on the bifurcation of the trachea and another at the
apical bronchus of the right lung (Fig. 371).
The =lumbar lymph glands= are scattered along the abdominal aorta and
the vena cava. Those placed near the hilus of the kidney are often
designated =renal=.
The =internal iliac lymph glands= are rounded and relatively large. They
comprise: (1) three or four glands situated on and between the origin of
the circumflex iliac and the external and internal iliac arteries; (2) a
gland in the angle of divergence of the internal iliac arteries.
The =external iliac lymph glands= are small, two or three in number, and
lie in front of the circumflex iliac vessels near the point of the hip.
The visceral lymph glands of the abdomen comprise: