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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 happens at the thoracic duct?
It receives lymph.
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 vessel does lymph from the left arm return to the heart through?
Thoracic duct
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
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.
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.
The vast majority of the bodys lymph is drained by the?
Thoracic duct
The left subclavian vein receives lymph from?
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 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.
