Tim Taylor is a senior writer at Innerbody Research focusing on human anatomy and physiology. Tim earned both his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and his Master's degree in Teaching from the University of Pittsburgh.
The jugular trunk is one of the six lymphatic trunks. These trunks drain lymph the larger areas of the body, and they are named for the areas that they serve. The jugular trunk drains parts of the neck and head and meets up at the junction of the subclavian vein and the internal jugular vein on the right-hand side. On the left side of the body, it drains into the thoracic duct.
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