The cisterna chyli (or cysterna chyli, and etymologically more correct, receptaculum chyli) is a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow. It receives fatty chyle from the intestines and thus acts as a conduit for the lipid products of digestion. It is the mos...
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An irregularly shaped chamber about 6½ cm (2½ in) long and about 2½ cm (1 in) wide, which lies on the rear wall of the abdominal cavity. The intestinal lymph trunk, which carries the lymph from the intestines, and the left and right lumbar trunks, which carry lymph from the lower limb...
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A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks open; it occurs inconstantly and when present is located posterior to the aorta on the anterior aspect of the bodies of the first and second lumbar vertebrae. ... Synonym: ampulla chyli, chyle cistern, chylocyst, Pecquet's cistern, Pe...
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The dilated protion of the thoracic duct (a lymphatic channel) in the lumbar region that recieves fluid from the intestinal, lumbar, and descending intercostal lymph vessels.
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A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks open.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks open; it occurs inconsistently and when present is located posterior to the aorta on the anterior aspect of the bodies of the first and second lumbar vertebrae. Synonyms: chyle cistern, ampulla chyli, chyloc...
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A sac in the back of the pelvic region that drains the lymph from the intestinal tract, pelvis and legs, and acts as the beginning of the thoracic duct.
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