0
In adults, the thoracic duct is typically 38-45cm in length and an average diameter of about 5mm. It usually starts from the level of the second lumbar vertebra and extends to the root of the neck.
It originates in the abdomen from the confluence of the right and left lumbar trunk and the intestinal trunk, forming a significant pathway upward called the cisterna chyli.
It extends vertically in the chest and curves posteriorly to the left carotid artery and left internal jugular vein at the C7 vertebral level to empty into the junction of the left subclavian vein and left jugular vein, below the clavicle, near the shoulders.
It traverses the diaphragm at the aortic aperture and ascends the posterior mediastinum between the descending thoracic aorta (to its left) and the azygos vein (to its right).
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
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.
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 the main collecting duct in the lymphatic system?
The main collecting duct for the lymphatic system is the thoracic duct located alongside the aorta in the thoracic region of the body. Most lower body lymph (lymph from the front and back of both legs and the abdominal area) migrate to the thoracic duct then from the duct, lymph dumps into the left subclavian vein. The lymph then becomes part of the vascular system and the lymphatic process starts all over again.
What is thoracic duct tissue?
it is made of
Most of the lymph of the body drains into this large duct?
Thoracic duct.
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.
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
