The ____ ___ passes through the aortic aperture of the diaphragm and ascends adjacent to the thoracic aorta and azygos veinIt drains into the venous system near the junction of the left subclavian and left internal jugular veins, not the right side of the heart.
a. Left vagus nerve
b. Thoracic duct
c. Phrenic nerve
d. Azygos vein