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Right lymphatic duct

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Source
  
right jugular trunk

Dorlands /Elsevier
  
Right lymphatic duct

FMA
  
5832

Drains to
  
internal jugular vein

TA
  
A12.4.01.006

Right lymphatic duct

Latin
  
ductus lymphaticus dexter

The right lymphatic duct, about 1.25 cm. in length, courses along the medial border of the Scalenus anterior at the root of the neck. The right lymphatic duct forms various combinations with the right subclavian vein and right internal jugular vein. A right lymphatic duct that enters directly into the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins is uncommon. The discovery of this structure has been credited to Niels Stensen.

Function

The right duct drains lymph fluid from:

  • the upper right section of the trunk, (right thoracic cavity, via the right bronchomediastinal trunk),
  • the right arm (via the right subclavian trunk),
  • and right side of the head and neck (via the right jugular trunk),
  • also, in some individuals, the lower lobe of the left lung.

    • All other sections of the human body are drained by the thoracic duct.

    References

    Right lymphatic duct Wikipedia
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