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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.〔Bergman RA, AK Afifi, R Miyauchi, ''Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Listing of the Cardiovascular System By Region: Lymphatics.'' http://www.anatomyatlases.org/AnatomicVariants/Cardiovascular/Directory/Region/ArteriesLymphatics.shtml (Accessed 7-29-13)〕 The discovery of this structure has been credited to Niels Stensen.〔JE Skandalakis. Surgical Anatomy: The Embryologic And Anatomic Basis Of Modern Surgery (2004).〕 ==Function== The right duct drains lymph fluid from: * the upper right section of the trunk, (right thoracic cavity, via the right bronchomediastinal trunk), * the right arm (via the right subclavian trunk), * and right side of the head and neck (via the right jugular trunk), * also, in some individuals, the lower lobe of the left lung. All other sections of the human body are drained by the thoracic duct. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Right lymphatic duct」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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