Right lymphatic duct

Right lymphatic duct
The thoracic and right lymphatic ducts. (Right lymphatic duct is labeled at upper left.)
Terminal collecting trunks of right side. a. Jugular trunk. b. Subclavian trunk. c. Bronchomediastinal trunk. d. Right lymphatic trunk. e. Gland of internal mammary chain. f. Gland of deep cervical chain.
Details
Source	right jugular trunk
Drains to	internal jugular vein
Identifiers
Latin	ductus lymphaticus dexter
Dorlands /Elsevier	Right lymphatic duct
TA	A12.4.01.006
FMA	5832
Anatomical terminology []

The right lymphatic duct, about 1.25 cm. in length, courses along the medial border of the Scalenus anterior at the root of the neck. The right lymphatic duct forms various combinations with the right subclavian vein and right internal jugular vein. A right lymphatic duct that enters directly into the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins is uncommon. The discovery of this structure has been credited to Niels Stensen.

The right duct drains lymph fluid from:

All other sections of the human body are drained by the thoracic duct.

Deep lymph nodes and vessels of the thorax and abdomen (diagrammatic).

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