The normal pattern of venous and lymphatic drainage of the superficial tissues of the anterior abdominal wall is arranged around
a horizontal plane. Above that plane, drainage is in a cranial direction; below the plane drainage is in a caudal direction. This reference plane corresponds to:A. Transpyloric planeB. Level of anterior superior iliac spinesC. Transtubercular lineD. Level of arcuate lineE. Level of umbilicus
The umbilicus region is a major area for the lymphatic and venous drainage of the wall of the abdominal region .
In the above region of the umbilicus , the The venous blood drains into the superiors epigastric vein and the lymphatics drain into the axillary lymph nodes .
In the region below the umbilicus , the while the venous venous blood drains into the inferior epigastric vein and the external iliac vein and the lymphatics drains into the superficial inguinal lymph nodes .
