Which would be the route taken by lymph traveling from lymphatic vessels in the right leg to the bloodstream?
A)Right lumbar trunk - cisterna chyli - thoracic duct - right subclavian vein
B)Right lumbar trunk - cisterna chyli - thoracic duct - left subclavian vein
C)Right lumbar trunk - right intestinal trunk - right lymphatic duct - right subclavian vein
D)Right femoral trunk - right lumbar trunk - right lymphatic duct - superior vena cava
E)Right femoral trunk - cisterna chyli - thoracic duct - left subclavian vein

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The lymphatic vessels in the right leg would drain into the right lymphatic duct or the right lumbar trunk. The right lumbar trunk would then drain into the cisterna chyli, which would then empty into the thoracic duct. The thoracic duct will carry the lymph and empty into the left subclavian vein, which then empties into the bloodstream. Therefore, option B is the correct pathway.

Which Would Be the Route Taken by Lymph Traveling from Lymphatic