ANATOMY
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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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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Detailed explanation-1: -The thoracic duct is the largest lymphatic vessel in the human body. Around 75% of the lymph from the entire body (aside from the right upper limb, right breast, right lung and right side of the head and neck) passes through the thoracic duct.
Detailed explanation-2: -The right lymph duct drains the right arm, shoulder area, and the right side of the head and neck. The left lymph duct, or thoracic duct, drains everything else, including the legs, GI tract and other abdominal organs, thoracic organs, and the left side of the head and neck and left arm and shoulder.
Detailed explanation-3: -The thoracic duct is the main lymphatic vessel for the return of chyle/lymph to the systemic venous system. It drains lymph from both lower limbs, abdomen (except the convex area of the liver), left hemithorax, left upper limb and left side of face and neck.
Detailed explanation-4: -The upper medial group of the superficial inguinal lymph nodes drains the anterior abdominal wall below the umbilicus, up to the perineum, external genitalia, and anal canal.