![Retrocaval Lymph Vessels](https://cdn.3d4medical.com/complete_anatomy-userdata/video-sticky/9e/401583e259.webp?fm=webp&w=738&q=75)
Quick Facts
Location: Posterior to the inferior vena cava.
Drainage: suprarenal glands, kidneys, ureters, testes/ovaries, uterus, uterine tubes.
Direction of Flow: Right lumbar trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Related parts of the anatomy
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The retrocaval lymph vessels drain lymph from the suprarenal glands, kidneys, ureters, testes/ovaries, uterus, uterine tubes, and drain it to the precaval lymph nodes. The efferent retrocaval lymph vessels join the right lumbar trunk, which returns lymph to the cisterna chyli.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The retrocaval lymph vessels drain lymph from the suprarenal glands, kidneys, ureters, testes/ovaries, uterus, uterine tubes, and drain it to the precaval lymph nodes. The efferent retrocaval lymph vessels join the right lumbar trunk, which returns lymph to the cisterna chyli.
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