GENERAL HISTOLOGY

LYMPHATIC

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cisterna chyli collects lymph from
A
upper limbs
B
brain
C
respiratory system
D
intestinal trunk
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cisterna chyli serves as a valuable landmark for the lymphatic system and typically receives lymph from the right and left lumbar trunks, the intestinal trunk, and some of the lower intercostal vessels ( Fig. 2 ). The lumbar trunks receive lymph from the pelvis, kidneys, adrenals, and most of the abdominal wall.

Detailed explanation-2: -the thoracic duct: It begins near the lower part of the spine and collects lymph from the pelvis, abdomen, and lower chest. The thoracic duct runs up through the chest and empties into the blood through a large vein near the left side of the neck.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cisterna chyli or receptaculum chyli is a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct in most mammals into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow.

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