The jugular trunk is a

lymphatic vessel The lymphatic vessels (or lymph vessels or lymphatics) are thin-walled vessels (tubes), structured like blood vessels, that carry lymph. As part of the lymphatic system, lymph vessels are complementary to the cardiovascular system. Lymph vessel ...

in the neck. It is formed by vessels that emerge from the

superior deep cervical lymph nodes The superior deep cervical lymph nodes are the deep cervical lymph nodes that are situated adjacent to the superior portion of the internal jugular vein. They drain either to the inferior deep cervical lymph nodes or into the jugular trunk. Most ...

and unite to efferents of the

inferior deep cervical lymph nodes The inferior deep cervical lymph nodes are one of the two groups of the deep cervical lymph nodes (the other being the superior deep cervical lymph nodes). They are situated partial deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. They are closely related ...

. On the right side, this trunk ends in the junction of the internal jugular and

subclavian veins The subclavian vein is a paired large vein, one on either side of the body, that is responsible for draining blood from the upper extremities, allowing this blood to return to the heart. The left subclavian vein plays a key role in the absorption ...

, called the

venous angle The venous angle (also known as Pirogoff's angle and in Latin as ''angulus venosus'') is the junction where the ipsilateral internal jugular vein and subclavian vein unite to form the ipsilateral brachiocephalic vein. The thoracic duct drains at t ...

. On the left side it joins the

thoracic duct In human anatomy, the thoracic duct (also known as the ''left lymphatic duct'', ''alimentary duct'', ''chyliferous duct'', and ''Van Hoorne's canal'') is the larger of the two lymph ducts of the lymphatic system (the other being the right lymph ...

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Lymphatics of the head and neck {{lymphatic-stub