SYSTEME_LYMPHATIQUE

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The lymphatic system actively participates in the body's immune defenses, and drains its excess liquid. As in agriculture, where drainage is also essential that irrigation in the human body the lymphatic system is critical. It drains excess fluid from the tissues into the bloodstream through a network of vessels which ramify throughout the body. Unlike the blood is propelled by the heart, the circulation of LYMPH is provided by the movements of the muscles that surround the vessels.

An aqueous fluid constantly bathes the tissues of the body where it is present in the smallest gaps that separate the cells in which these tissues are formed. Lymph, extracellular fluid or LIQUID INTERSTITIAL, filter capillaries ... :

... and passes through the cells in their metabolic processes. In water, which is composed mainly are all kinds of nutrients, waste, and sometimes microbes or bacteria that are introduced into the body through a wound or a simple scratch.

Capillaries "cul-de-sac" (see photo) collect the extra-cellular fluid, which infiltrates through microscopic VALVES one way in which the capillaries are lined ...

... Other similar valves but larger, channel the liquid inside the capillary, and in all vessels and lymph nodes, preventing it from flowing. At the end of the race, the lymph is discharged by CHANNELS THORACIC ... :

Before flowing into the capillaries, lymph passes through a set of "centers of purification", which is called: LYMPHATIC GLANDS:

These lymph nodes are filters in which the lymph passes through thin layers of spongy tissue, before continuing its journey to reach the bloodstream. The spongy tissue of a lymph node includes a network of white blood cells that play an essential role in the immune system: the LYMPHOCYTES.

This network of white blood cells filter the lymph flowing through, destroying foreign elements it contains, in particular, infectious agents. This is the reason why, when an infection triggers, lymph nodes tend to swell under the effect of an increase in activity. The main areas where the lymph nodes are localized:

Unlike the blood in the circulatory system, the lymphatic system is not a closed system. The volume of lymph in the adult is between 1 and 2 liters. It represents between 1 and 3% of body weight. The number of cells in adults is estimated at 2 billion (2,000,000 million) ... This volume can be increased up to 15 times the maximum, during physical exertion. The lymphatic system also includes a number of major organs such as TONSILS the THYMUS, and RATE. Through them, lymph comes into contact with the white blood cells.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD), due to its direct action of decongesting the lymph nodes, provides a considerable welfare. You will be able to enjoy the benefits, reading the record that is enshrined in the directory: Other Techniques care with my little "Bibiche" as Professor: Lymphatic Drainage