lymph nodes

Lymph vessels carry lymph to lymph nodes

Unlike lymph vessels, lymph nodes are surrounded by a capsule of connective tissue

Trabeculae made of reticular fibers form the structure of the lymph node

Inside, the germinal centers are areas of rapid mitosis where lymphocytes and macrophages are produced quickly to fight infection

Lymph nodes filter the lymph and send it through the efferent vessel

This filter lymph is eventually delivered to one of the two ducks within the chest:

• Right lymphatic duct

• thoracic duct.

These ducks merge with veins where fluid reenters the circulatory system