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:

• Proximal, distal, medial, lateral, anterior, posterior, superior (cephalic), inferior (caudal)

• Acute, subacute

• Afferent, efferent vessel

• Basal membrane, dermoepidermic junction

• Interstitial fluid, interstitium, intracellular/extracellular compartment

• Colloid, plasma, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

• Lymph node, thoracic duct, cisterna chyli

• Lipid, fatty acid

• Sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation, macrophage, B and T

• lymphocytes, primary and secondary lymphoid organs, humoral and cellular immunity

• Edema

• 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

• Parotid gland

• Sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, spinal accessory nerve

• Axilla, inguinal, femoral triangle

• Medial-lateral epicondyle, medial-lateral malleoli

• Peristaltic contraction

• Antispasmodic (antispastic)