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The left lymphatic duct, or thoracic duct, enters the circulatory system at the junction of the left jugular and subclavian veins; it returns lymph from the cranial left side of the body and caudal to the diaphragm.
Transports fluid called lymph through special vessels called lymph capillaries and lymphatics and eventually returns to the blood from where it is originated. What makes up the lymphatic system. Lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, and four organs--the tonsils, the spleen, the thymus gland, and Peyer's patches. Primary function of the lymphatic system. To drain from tissue spaces, protein-containing fluid that escapes from the blood capillaries. Other functions of the lymphatic system. To transport fats from the digestive tract to the blood, to produce lymphocytes, and to develop immunities.