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Jugular lymph trunk

Jugular lymph trunk

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The jugular trunk is a lymphatic vessel in the neck. It is formed by vessels that emerge from the superior deep cervical lymph nodes and unite to efferents of the inferior deep cervical lymph nodes.

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On the right side, this trunk ends in the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins, called the venous angle. On the left side it joins the thoracic duct.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 698 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)



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