Intestinal lymph trunk
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| Intestinal lymph trunk | |
|---|---|
| File:Gray600 color.png Modes of origin of thoracic duct. a. Thoracic duct. a’. Cisterna chyli. b, c’ Efferent trunks from lateral aortic glands. d. An efferent vessel which pierces the left crus of the diaphragm. e. f. Lateral aortic glands. h. Retroaortic glands. i. Intestinal trunk. j. Descending branch from intercostal lymphatics. | |
| Details | |
| System | Lymphatic system |
| Drains from | Preaortic lymph node |
| Drains to | Cisterna chyli |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | trunci intestinales |
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| TH | {{#property:P1694}} |
| TE | {{#property:P1693}} |
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| Anatomical terminology [[[d:Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 865: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|edit on Wikidata]]] | |
The intestinal lymph trunk receives the lymph from the stomach and intestines, from the pancreas and spleen, and from the lower and front part of the liver, and empties lymph into the cisterna chyli, which in turn drains into the thoracic duct.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Description at uams.edu Archived 2006-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
Additional images
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Deep lymph nodes and vessels of the thorax and abdomen (diagrammatic).
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