Henry Gray (18251861). Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918. a
plexiform interlacement. It occasionally divides at its upper
part into two branches, right and left; the left ending in the
usual manner, while the right opens into the right subclavian
vein, in connection with the right lymphatic duct. The thoracic
duct has several valves; at its termination it is provided with
a pair, the free borders of which are turned toward the vein, so
as to prevent the passage of venous blood into the duct. The
cisterna chyli (receptaculum chyli) (Fig. 600) receives the two
lumbar lymphatic trunks, right and left, and the intestinal
lymphatic trunk. The lumbar trunks are formed by the union of
the efferent vessels from the lateral aortic lymph glands. They
receive the lymph from the lower limbs, from the walls and
viscera of the pelvis, from the kidneys and suprarenal glands
and the deep lymphatics of the greater part of the abdominal
wall. The intestinal trunk receives the lymph from the stomach
and intestine, from the pancre