The thoracic lymphatic duct drains into the:
a. left subclavian artery.
b. right atrium.
c. right subclavian vein.
d. left subclavian vein.
ANS: D
The thoracic duct drains lymph into the left subclavian vein, not the right subclavian vein. The right lymphatic duct drains into the right subclavian vein. The thoracic duct does not drain lymph into the right atrium.
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