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Why are Lumbar drains used after thoracic aneurysm repair and what care is required for lumbar drains?
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What lymphatic trunk drains the abdominal viscera?
The thoracic duct drains the abdomen from both the left and right lumbar trunks. This lymph is also said to be the largest lymphatic vein.
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.
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 of the body drains into this large duct?
Thoracic duct.
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 the function of the lumbar?
The lumbar usually refers to the lower part of the back.
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
Large lymph vessels in the chest that drains lymph from the lower part and left side of the body above the diaphragm?
right lymphatic duct
What name is given to the terminal duct draining most of the body?
your looking for the thoracic duct or right lymphatic duct. The right lymphatic duct drains lymph from the r upper extremity, head and thorax the thoracic duct drains from the rest of the body. Those who don't have a right lymphatic duct lymphatic trunks empty into the veins of the neck marieb and mitchell bio 202 lab manuel.8ilp0
Which portions of the body are drained by the thoracic duct?
The Thoracic Duct drains into the Left subclavian vein. Worth noting is there is a Right lymphatic duct which drains the lymph fluid from the right arm and the right side of the face. This dumps into the right subclavian vein. The Thoracic Duct drains everything else.
Which of these vessels drains the lymph from all parts of the body except the right side of the chest?
Thoracic Duct- COULD BE WRONG !
Vein that drains the posterior venticles?
It is the azygos vein that is located on right side of abdominal and thoracic aorta and in front of right vegus nerve that drains into superior vena cava on its posterior aspect just before vena cava drains into right atrium.azygos vein
