Quick Facts
Location: Anterior to the abdominal aorta.
Drainage: Gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver, and spleen.
Direction of Flow: Intestinal lymph trunks > Cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Related parts of the anatomy
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The preaortic lymph vessels are responsible for draining lymph from the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver, and spleen. The afferent vessels return lymph to the preaortic lymph nodes. The efferent preaortic lymph vessels drain lymph into the intestinal lymph trunks, which subsequently return lymph to the cisterna chyli and the thoracic duct.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The preaortic lymph vessels are responsible for draining lymph from the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver, and spleen. The afferent vessels return lymph to the preaortic lymph nodes. The efferent preaortic lymph vessels drain lymph into the intestinal lymph trunks, which subsequently return lymph to the cisterna chyli and the thoracic duct.
