Preferred Label : afferent lymphatic vessel;
Uberon definition : Lymphatic vessel that enters the lymph node. The afferent lymph vessels enter at all
parts of the periphery of the lymph node, and after branching and forming a dense
plexus in the substance of the capsule, open into the lymph sinuses of the cortical
part. In doing this they lose all their coats except their endothelial lining, which
is continuous with a layer of similar cells lining the lymph paths;
Uberon synonym : vasa afferentia lymphoglandulae; vasa afferentia lymphoglandula;
Origin ID : 0010396;
contributes to morphology of
- part of
Lymphatic vessel that enters the lymph node. The afferent lymph vessels enter at all
parts of the periphery of the lymph node, and after branching and forming a dense
plexus in the substance of the capsule, open into the lymph sinuses of the cortical
part. In doing this they lose all their coats except their endothelial lining, which
is continuous with a layer of similar cells lining the lymph paths
