The
efferent vessels of the
tracheobronchial lymph nodes ascend upon the
trachea and unite with efferents of the internal
mammary and anterior mediastinal glands to form the right and left bronchomediastinal trunks.
The right bronchomediastinal trunk may join the
right lymphatic duct, and the left
thoracic duct.
More frequently, they open independently of these ducts into the junction of the
internal jugular and
subclavian vein
The subclavian vein is a paired large vein, one on either side of the body, that is responsible for draining blood from the upper extremities, allowing this blood to return to the heart. The left subclavian vein plays a key role in the absorption ...
s of their own side.
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071113205446/http://www.instantanatomy.net/thorax/vessels/lrightlymphatictrunk.html
Lymphatics of the torso
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