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  2. Bronchomediastinal lymph trunk - Wikipedia

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    Each trunk extends from the thoracic inlet to the root of the neck, positioned laterally. These trunks are formed by the convergence of lymphatic vessels that drain lymph from the heart, lungs, trachea, and pleura, as well as from the internal mammary and anterior mediastinal lymph nodes. [2]

  3. Lymph trunk - Wikipedia

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    Lymph trunk is a collection of lymph vessels that carries lymph, and is formed by confluence of many efferent lymph vessels. It in turn drains into one of the two lymph ducts ( right lymph duct and the thoracic duct ).

  4. Bronchomediastinal trunk - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 12 July 2008, at 13:05 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may ...

  5. List of lymph nodes of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Lymph nodes of the lungs: The lymph is drained from the lung tissue through subsegmental, segmental, lobar and interlobar lymph nodes to the hilar lymph nodes, which are located around the hilum (the pedicle, which attaches the lung to the mediastinal structures, containing the pulmonary artery, the pulmonary veins, the main bronchus for each side, some vegetative nerves and the lymphatics) of ...

  6. Right lymphatic duct - Wikipedia

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    The right duct drains lymph fluid from: the upper right section of the trunk, (right thoracic cavity, via the right bronchomediastinal trunk) [1] the right arm (via the right subclavian trunk) [1] and right side of the head and neck (via the right jugular trunk) [1] also, in some individuals, the lower lobe of the left lung. [5]

  7. Thoracic duct - Wikipedia

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    Superior mediastinum. The thoracic ducts ascends into the superior mediastinum, reaching 2-3cm superior to the clavicle, [3] as high up as the C7 vertebral level. [5] In the superior mediastinum, the thoracic duct is situated posterior to and to the left of the esophagus. It is situated between the visceral and alar fascia. [5]

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  9. Root of the lung - Wikipedia

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    The root of the right lung lies behind the superior vena cava and part of the right atrium, and below the azygos vein.That of the left lung passes beneath the aortic arch and in front of the descending aorta; the phrenic nerve, pericardiacophrenic artery and vein, and the anterior pulmonary plexus, lie in front of each, and the vagus nerve and posterior pulmonary plexus lie behind.