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thoracic duct (also
known as the left
lymphatic duct,
alimentary duct,
chyliferous duct, and Van ****ne's canal) is the
larger of the two
lymph ducts...
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lymph ducts in the
human body—the
right lymphatic duct and the
thoracic duct. The
right lymphatic duct drains lymph from the
right upper limb,
right side...
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small bowel via the
thoracic duct,
which ascends behind the
esophagus to
drain into the left
brachiocephalic vein. If
normal thoracic duct drainage is disrupted...
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lymph ducts. The
right lymphatic duct drains the
right side of the
region and the much
larger left
lymphatic duct,
known as the
thoracic duct, drains...
- vessels, the esophagus, the trachea, the
phrenic and
cardiac nerves, the
thoracic duct, the
thymus and the
lymph nodes of the
central chest. The mediastinum...
- in the
right lymphatic duct (for
lymph from the
right upper body) and the
thoracic duct (for the rest of the body); both
ducts drain into the circulatory...
- nerves, and the
paired sympathetic chains,
lymphatics including the
thoracic duct. It
contains three potential spaces lined with mesothelium: the paired...
- lipids, by
allowing products that have been
carried by
lymph in the
thoracic duct to
enter the bloodstream. The
diameter of the
subclavian veins is approximately...
- (chy·li pronounced: ˈkī-ˌlī) is a
dilated sac at the
lower end of the
thoracic duct in most
mammals into
which lymph from the
intestinal trunk and two lumbar...
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Behind the
descending thoracic aorta is the
vertebral column and the
hemiazygos vein. To the
right is the
azygos veins and
thoracic duct, and to the left is...
