Description
Lymph from the descending part of the trapezius drains into the cervical and dorsal subtrapezoid nodes, while lymph from the lower part of the trapezius and the rhomboid muscles drains into the posterior scapular nodes and into the supraclavicular nodes. The deep muscles of the back drain into the intercostal and lumbar nodes.
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Lymph Vessel
The lymph vessels are blind-ending capillaries which have gaps in their endothelial walls enabling protein molecules to move through easily.