Anatomy & Physiology: An Integrative Approach
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780078024283
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Theresa Bidle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 2DYKB
_____ 2. Lymph is drained into the thoracic duct from which of the following body regions?
- a. right lower limb
- b. right upper limb
- c. right side of the head
- d. right side of the thorax
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