Advanced Reading
Silent Waves, All of Part 1, All of 2; in Part 5 just chapter one and all of Part 6.
Lymph Drainage Therapy 1 Anatomical Terms
In order to be best prepared for LDT1, be sure you clearly understand the following words and, as applicable, know where to locate them in the body:
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Proximal, distal, medial, lateral, anterior, posterior, superior (cephalic), inferior (caudal)
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Acute, subacute
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Afferent, efferent vessel
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Basal membrane, dermoepidermic junction
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Interstitial fluid, interstitium, intracellular/extracellular compartment
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Colloid, plasma, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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Lymph node, thoracic duct, cisterna chyli
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Lipid, fatty acid
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Sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation, macrophage, B and T
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lymphocytes, primary and secondary lymphoid organs, humoral and cellular immunity
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Edema
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Antigen, antibody, plasmocyte, adenopathy, lymphoma, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, internal jugular vein, subclavian vein, brachiocephalic (innominate) vein, common iliac artery, external and internal iliac artery, femoral vein
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Parotid gland
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Sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, spinal accessory nerve
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Axilla, inguinal, femoral triangle
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Medial-lateral epicondyle, medial-lateral malleoli
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Peristaltic contraction
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Antispasmodic (antispastic)