Retroaortic lymph nodes
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They receive lymphatic trunks from the lateral and preaortic glands, while their efferents end in the cisterna chyli.
References
Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from Template:Wikidatathe 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- figures/chapter_30/30-3.HTM: Basic Human Anatomy at Dartmouth Medical School