Lymphatic Vessels of the Lung

Lymphatic Vessels of the Lung Drain the bronchial tree, pulmonary vessels, and connective tissue septa. Run along the bronchiole and bronchi toward the hilus, where they drain to the pulmonary (intrapulmonary) and then bronchopulmonary nodes, which in turn drain to the inferior (carinal) and superior tracheobronchial nodes, the tracheal (paratracheal) nodes, bronchomediastinal nodes and trunks, and eventually to the thoracic duct on the left and right lymphatic duct on the right. Are not present in the walls of the pulmonary alveoli. ◄.....Go back to the Gross Anatomy homepage