Evolution and Comparative Morphology of the Lymphatic System

abdominal adult afferent amphibians Amphioxus Anat Rec anatomy animals annelids aorta Arch artery atic axillary Bilateria birds blood vessels blood-vascular system body branchial canal capillaries cardinal lymphatic cardinal veins caudal cavity cells cephalic cervical circulation circulatory cisterna chyli coelom coelovascular cranial dorsal ectoderm efferent embryo endothelium Favaro fibers FIGURE fishes fluid forms frog function gill gland head hemal Hoyer injected internal jugular vein intersegmental intestine invertebrates jugular lymph sac Kampmeier larva lateral lymphatic longitudinal lymph channels lymph nodes lymph propulsor lymph sinus lymph sinuses lymph trunks lymph vessels lymphatic system lymphatica lymphatiques lymphoid tissue mammals medial mesenchyme mesenteric metameric mouth muscle nerve nodules notochord organs pair pharynx phatic plexus postcardinal posterior lymph hearts precardinal propulsor region reptiles segmental side sinuses spaces species specimens stages subcutaneous tadpole tail thoracic duct tion Transection tributaries Ueber valves vascular system vena venous ventral vertebrates wall Zool