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thoracic duct
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001631
A major lymphatic vessel that drains lymph from the lower body, left appendage, and left thorax into the junction of the left jugular and subclavian veins. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_duct ]
Term info
Label
thoracic duct
Synonyms
- trunk of thoracic duct tree
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Gray599.png
editor note
placement of the ZFA class here is dubious
external definition
The thoracic duct is the first perfused lymphatic, located between the dorsal aorta and posterior cardinal vein., Lymphatic trunk that connects all tributaries of the thoracic duct tree to the trunk of the left brachiocephalic vein.
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
ductus thoracicus
id
UBERON:0001631
Term relations
Subclass of:
- lymphatic vessel
- mesoderm-derived structure
- develops from some body-wall mesenchyme
- develops from some posterior cardinal vein