Quick Facts
Location: Neck.
Drainage: Left side of head and neck.
Direction of Flow: Thoracic duct > junction of the left subclavian and internal jugular veins.
Related parts of the anatomy
Description
The jugular trunk is formed by efferent lymphatic vessels from the deep cervical lymph nodes. The left jugular trunk descends anterolateral to the internal jugular vein and drains into either the thoracic duct or directly into the left subclavian or internal jugular vein.
