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upper part of cisterna chyli
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A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisterna_chyli ]
Term info
Label
upper part of cisterna chyli
Synonyms
- atypical confluence of lymph trunks
- chyle cistern
- cistern of Pecquet
- cisterna chyli
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has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
chyle cistern, receptaculum chyli, cysterna chyli
id
UBERON:0005435
taxon notes
In dogs, it is located to the left and often ventral to the aorta; in cats it is left and dorsal; in guinea pigs it runs to the left and drains into the left innominate vein
Term relations
Subclass of:
- zone of organ
- sac
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some thoracic duct
- develops_from some embryonic cisterna chyli