<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Thoracic duct </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The thoracic and right lymphatic ducts . (Thoracic duct is thin vertical white line at center .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Modes of origin of thoracic duct . a . Thoracic duct . a' . Cisterna chyli . b, c' Efferent trunks from lateral aortic glands . d . An efferent vessel which pierces the left crus of the diaphragm . e.f. Lateral aortic glands . h . Retroaortic glands . i . Intestinal trunk . j . Descending branch from intercostal lymphatics . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> System </Th> <Td> Lymphatic system </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> cisterna chyli </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drains to </Th> <Td> junction of the left subclavian vein and left internal jugular vein </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Identifiers </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latin </Th> <Td> ductus thoracicus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MeSH </Th> <Td> D013897 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> TA </Th> <Td> A12. 4.01. 007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 5031 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Thoracic duct </Th> </Tr>

Where does the thoracic duct cross the diaphragm