“Thoracic Duct (Left Lymphatic Duct)” Thoracic Duct In our body's lymphatic system, the Thoracic Duct (Left Lymphatic Duct), as the superior continuation of the cisterna chyli, at about the level of the vertebral body L1, is the main collecting lymphatic vessel, which drains most of the body's lymph into the venous blood stream. * [4232]
Thoracic Duct In our body's lymphatic system, the Thoracic Duct (Left Lymphatic Duct), as the superior continuation of the cisterna chyli, at about the level of the vertebral body L1, is the main collecting lymphatic vessel, which drains most of the body's lymph into the venous blood stream. *