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Lymphatics of the Thorax: Thoracic Duct and Right Lymphatic Duct

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What is the location of the Right Lymphatic Duct?

In the left side of the thorax
In the right side of the head and neck
In the right side of the thorax (correct)
In the abdomen, except the upper surface of the right lobe of liver

Which of the following is not drained by the Thoracic Duct?

The right upper limb (correct)
The abdomen except the upper surface of the right lobe of liver
The left upper limb
The left side of the thorax

How long is the Right Lymphatic Duct?

1 cm long (correct)
1 inch long
1 mm long
10 cm long

Which of the following is drained by the Thoracic Duct?

The left side of the head and neck, left side of thorax , lett aide of upperlimb , abdomen, two loweer limbs (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the region drained by the Thoracic Duct in the abdomen?

The abdomen except the upper surface of the right lobe of liver (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which lymph trunk drains the right upper limb?

Right subclavian lymph trunk (D) Signup and view all the answers

Where does the Right Lymphatic Duct end?

In the angle between the right internal jugular and the right subclavian veins (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following structures drains into the brachiocephalic vein?

Pericardium and heart (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the length of the Right Lymphatic Duct?

1 cm long (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Right Lymphatic Duct in the thorax?

It drains the right side of the thorax (B) Signup and view all the answers

What drains into the brachiocephalic, posterior mediastinal, and the tracheobronchial lymph nodes?

Pericardium and heart (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the lymphatic drainage of the lungs, bronchi and trachea?

Pulmonary, broncho-pulmonary, tracheobronchial and paratracheal lymph nodes (A) Signup and view all the answers

What drains into the tracheobronchial and paratracheal lymph nodes?

Trachea (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the lymphatic drainage of the esophagus and descending aorta?

Tracheobronchial and posterior mediastinal lymph nodes (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is not a lymphatic drainage site for the thoracic contents?

Right upper limb (C) Signup and view all the answers

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