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Most of the lymph of the body drains into this large duct?
Thoracic duct.
What is the name of the expanded sac in the abdomen where the thoracic duct originates?
The cysterna chyli is the name of the expanded sac in the abdomen where the thoracic duct originates.
Does the right lymphatic duct arise from the cysterna chyli?
No. The thoracic duct arises from the cysterna chyli and travels up the spine to the left shoulder. The right thoracic duct is connected directly to the subclavian vein.
How does the way lymph drains from the right thoracic duct differ from the way it drains from the left thoracic duct?
The right upper part of the body drains lymphatic fluid into the right lymphatic duct and into the right subclavian vein. The left side of the body, including the legs, drains into the thoracic duct and then into the left subclavian vein.
Most of the lymph returns to the venous circulation by way of the?
Thoracic duct
Is the largest lymphatic vessel in the body the left lymphatic duct?
Thoracic Duct
Which is the structure in the thoracic duct has pounchlike?
Cisterna chyli is the pouchlike structure in the thoracic duct.
Is the thoracic duct part of the immune system?
Thoracic duct is a part of Lymphatic System.
Thorasic lymph duct starts from?
The thoracic duct is the major lymphatic vessel, which starts near the lower part of the spine. It collects lymph from the lower portion of the body.
Which duct receives lymph from most part of the body?
The thoracic duct collects most of the lymph from the body.
What is the role of thoracic duct?
The main function of the thoracic duct is to allow lymph transport that is caused by breathing. It also prevents blood from flowing into the ducts.
What is thoracic duct?
it is made of
What vessel does lymph from the left arm return to the heart through?
Thoracic duct
What is thoracic duct tissue?
it is made of
Most of the lymph of the body drains into this large duct?
Thoracic duct.
What does the thoracic duct do?
Like the arteries and veins which carry blood, the thoracic duct is a vessel belonging to the lymphatic system which transports the lymph from the body and drains in the veins of the neck on the left side
What do the the thoracic do?
The thoracic duct serves as a duct which lymph drains into which then drains into the venous system before returning to the heart to be cleansed and recirculated.
