ANATOMY
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
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Question
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What duct of the lymphatic system drains 1/4 of the body (head, neck, thorax, and right upper limb) and brings everything back into the venous system by entering the right internal jugular and right subclavian?
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Thoracic duct
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Right lymphatic
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The function of the thoracic duct is to transport lymph back into the circulatory system.
Detailed explanation-2: -Medulla. Lymph vessels in relationship to lymph nodes. drains 3/4 of the body including the left side of the head and trunk and both lower extremities. Ascends along vertebral bodies and empties into venous circulation at junction of left internal jugular and left subclavian veins.
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