Short duct, 1.5 cm, drains into right subclavian vein.

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Short duct, 1.5 cm, drains into right subclavian vein.

The right lymphatic duct is a small, short drainage channel—about 1.5 cm long—that collects lymph from the right side of the head and neck, the right upper limb, and the right side of the thorax, and then empties into the right subclavian vein (at its junction with the right internal jugular vein). This matches the description provided. In contrast, the thoracic duct is the main lymphatic vessel but much longer (often extending up to tens of centimeters) and drains lymph from most of the body into the left subclavian vein. Lymph vessels refer to the network of vessels that carry lymph, not a specific duct, and lymphatic fluid is the the liquid being transported, not a duct. So the description aligns with the right lymphatic duct.

The right lymphatic duct is a small, short drainage channel—about 1.5 cm long—that collects lymph from the right side of the head and neck, the right upper limb, and the right side of the thorax, and then empties into the right subclavian vein (at its junction with the right internal jugular vein). This matches the description provided.

In contrast, the thoracic duct is the main lymphatic vessel but much longer (often extending up to tens of centimeters) and drains lymph from most of the body into the left subclavian vein. Lymph vessels refer to the network of vessels that carry lymph, not a specific duct, and lymphatic fluid is the the liquid being transported, not a duct.

So the description aligns with the right lymphatic duct.

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