Quick Facts
Location: Digits of Hand.
Drainage: Skin and subcutaneous layer of fingers.
Direction of Flow: Superficial Lymph Vessels of Hand> superficial lymph vessels of foramen > cubital lymph nodes > superficial arm lymph vessels > lateral axillary nodes > central axillary nodes > infraclavicular nodes > subclavian trunk > right lymphatic duct (right) or thoracic duct (left).
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Description
The dorsal lymph vessels of the hand have a mostly straight course. They receive lymph from the skin of the fingers and dorsum of the hand and from the palmar skin.
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Lymph Vessel
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