About the Lymphatic System  The Lymphatic system is a major body
system and its healthy functioning is vital to our health
maintenance. Following is an overview of the anatomy and
physiology of the lymphatic system and the role of manual
lymphatic drainage in soft tissue treatments.  The lymphatic
system  The lymphatic system still remains a mystery to many
people. It is part of the circulatory apparatus of the body,
structured much like the blood system and, in fact, is a larger
system than the blood system.  The lymphatic system forms a maze
of watery vessels, or pathways, that flow throughout the body.
Its vessels travel alongside the blood vessels much of the time,
and the two systems have a close connection.  There are groups
of tiny organs strung along the lymphatic vessels and around the
body organs, called lymph nodes.  In the case of the blood
system its vessels travel in a loop, from the heart and back
again, while the lymphatic (lymph) vessels travel one way, from
the tissues to the blood. The main