A manual of anatomy . scular system by the rightlymphatic and thoracic empty into the right andleft subclavian-internal jugularvein junctions, respectively. Throughout the body the lym-phatics are divided into a super-ficial and a deep set. The super-ficial set drains the outside of theorgans and the body, while thedeep set drains the muscles, bonesand deeper parts of the will be further explained asthe various structures are dis-cussed. The receptaculum chyli {cis-terna chyli) is a delicate, thin-walled reservoir, 5 to and 6 to 8 mm. wide. It islocated in t
A manual of anatomy . scular system by the rightlymphatic and thoracic empty into the right andleft subclavian-internal jugularvein junctions, respectively. Throughout the body the lym-phatics are divided into a super-ficial and a deep set. The super-ficial set drains the outside of theorgans and the body, while thedeep set drains the muscles, bonesand deeper parts of the will be further explained asthe various structures are dis-cussed. The receptaculum chyli {cis-terna chyli) is a delicate, thin-walled reservoir, 5 to and 6 to 8 mm. wide. It islocated in the abdominal cavityon the right side of the first orsecond lumbar vertebra betweenthe aorta and the vena azygosmajor. This thin-walled struc-ture is difficult to find when empty. It receives the lymph fromvarious regions through the following tributaries: two ascend-ing lumbar trunks, two descending (lumbar) trunks, one com-mon intestinal trunk and occasionally one retroaortic trunk. It isdrained bv the thoracic Fio. -Cisterna chyli and thoracicIL, first lumbar vertebra. 2 54 THE LYMPH VASCULAR SYSTEM The thoracic duct is 15 to 18 inches ( to 45 cm.) long andstarts from the cisterna chyli at about the first lumbar passes up (cephalad) through the aortic orifice of the diaphragminto the thoracic cavity (dorsal mediastinum) in the midline to thelevel of the fifth or fourth thoracic vertebra where it crosses to theleft side of the vertebral column. It continues through the superiormediastinum into the neck to the level of the seventh cervical verte-bra where it curves downward over the subclavian artery andempties into the angle formed by the left subclavian-internal jugularvein junction. Its orifice is guarded by a valve and valves arenumerous along its course. The thoracic duct receives the lymphfrom the lower extremities, the abdomen and its contents, the leftthorax, left lung and the left side of the heart, from part of the lowerhalf of the ri
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