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jugular lymphatic trunk (jugular duct)

Lymphatic vessel on each side conveying the lymph from the head & neck. - right side empties into the right lymphatic duct - left side into the thoracic duct However, in most cases the trunks open independently into the junction of the internal jugular & subclavian veins to form the brachiocephalic veins. In some cases they open into both of these veins.

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bronchomediastinal lymphatic trunk subclavian lymphatic trunk (subclavian duct)

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

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