Bronchomediastinal trunks

Lymphatic trunks · Paired

Each trunk drains the lung, heart, thymus, oesophagus and parasternal chain of its own side; the right joins the right lymphatic duct and the left the thoracic duct, though either may open independently into the vein.

Traced from the start

  1. Lungs and thoracic viscera
  2. Breast
  3. Tracheobronchial and mediastinal nodesParasternal (internal mammary) nodes
  4. Bronchomediastinal trunks

Detail

Receives
Tracheobronchial and parasternal node efferents
Right
Right lymphatic duct
Left
Thoracic duct
Variation
Frequently drains directly into the venous angle

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