Leg lymphatic vessels, 1866 illustration. The thigh is at left, with the lower leg at right. The lymphatic vessels (white) are part of the lymphatic s
Leg lymphatic vessels, 1866 illustration. The thigh is at left, with the lower leg at right. The lymphatic vessels (white) are part of the lymphatic system which functions to drain fluid (lymph) from body tissues. It also plays a vital role in the body's immune system. This page is plate 43 from the second volume of 'Atlas d'anatomie descriptive du corps humain' (1844-1866) by French anatomists Constantin Bonamy and Paul Broca. This work described the anatomy of the human body with over 250 hand-coloured lithographs. The illustrations were by Emile Beau, with the text by Bonamy and Broca. The three volumes were bound as four books in 1866 when the atlas was completed. This page is from the second book 'Circulation', a republication of the section on the circulatory system that was first published in 1847.
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