Quick Facts
Location: Posterior to the abdominal aorta.
Drainage: the lumbar vertebrae of the vertebral column.
Direction of Flow: left lumbar trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Related parts of the anatomy
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The retroaortic lymph vessels are believed to play a role in lymphatic drainage of the lumbar vertebrae of the vertebral column. The afferent vessels return lymph to the retro-aortic lymph nodes, while the efferent vessels of the retroaortic lymph nodes drain to the cisterna chyli via the left lumbar trunk.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The retroaortic lymph vessels are believed to play a role in lymphatic drainage of the lumbar vertebrae of the vertebral column. The afferent vessels return lymph to the retro-aortic lymph nodes, while the efferent vessels of the retroaortic lymph nodes drain to the cisterna chyli via the left lumbar trunk.
