intestinal lymph trunk intestinal lymph trunk the intestinal trunk receives the lymph from the stomach and intestine, from the pancreas and spleen, and from the lower and front part of the liver, and empties lymph into the cisterna chyli, which in turn drains into the thoracic duct. intestinal lymph trunkmodes 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.detailssystemlymphatic systemdrains frompreaortic lymph nodedrains tocisterna chyliidentifierslatintrunci intestinalesta98a12.4.01.014ta25148fma70775anatomical terminology