Lumbar lymph trunk

Lumbar lymph trunk

Infobox Lymph
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Latin = truncus lumbalis
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Caption = Deep lymph nodes and vessels of the thorax and abdomen (diagrammatic). Afferent vessels are represented by continuous lines, and efferent and internodular vessels by dotted lines. (Lumbar labeled at center right.)


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DrainsFrom =
Source = lateral aortic lymph nodes
DrainsTo = cisterna chyli
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DorlandsPre = t_20
DorlandsSuf = 12826052
The lumbar trunks are formed by the union of the efferent vessels from the lateral aortic lymph glands.

They receive the lymph from the lower limbs, from the walls and viscera of the pelvis, from the kidneys and suprarenal glands and the deep lymphatics of the greater part of the abdominal wall.

Ultimately, the lumbar trunks empty into one the cisterna chyli, a dilatation at the beginning of the thoracic duct.

External links

* [http://anatomy.uams.edu/AnatomyHTML/lymph_pelvis&perineum.html Overview at uams.edu]


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