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Is the largest lymphatic vessel in the body the left lymphatic duct?
Thoracic Duct
What vessel does lymph from the left arm return to the heart through?
Thoracic duct
Is the thoracic duct part of the immune system?
Thoracic duct is a part of Lymphatic System.
The largest lymphatic vessel of the body?
Thoracic duct
What is the medical term meaning tumor in the bile vessel or duct?
It essentially is a duct that has been dilated by iodine.
What is an ampulla?
An ampulla is a dilated portion of a canal or duct. In anatomy, it is commonly used to refer to the dilated end of the semicircular canals in the inner ear responsible for detecting rotational movement and maintaining balance.
Most of the lymph of the body drains into this large duct?
The thoracic duct is the main vessel that drains lymph from most of the body. It collects lymph from the left side of the head, neck, and thorax, as well as the entire lower body.
Most of the lymph returns to the venous circulation by way of the?
Thoracic duct, which is the main lymphatic vessel that drains lymph from the lower body and left side of the upper body into the left subclavian vein.
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
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.
Does the right lymphatic duct arise from the cysterna chyli?
No, the right lymphatic duct does not arise from the cisterna chyli. The right lymphatic duct drains lymph from the upper right side of the body and empties into the right subclavian vein. The cisterna chyli is a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct that collects lymph from the lower half of the body.
What is the cisterna chyli?
Dilated sac at the lower end of thoracic duct into which lymph from the instestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow
