Chyle cistern
Cisterna chyli
Collects lymph and absorbed fat from the intestinal and lumbar lymph trunks and passes it into the thoracic duct.
- System
- lymph
- Region
- Abdomen
- Sides
- Single, on the midline
Where it runs from and to
What this structure is anchored to at each end, and what that lets it do.
- Origin
- The dilated start of the thoracic duct, dorsal to the aorta below the first lumbar vertebrae.
- Action
- Collects lymph and absorbed fat from the intestinal and lumbar lymph trunks and passes it into the thoracic duct.
Written for Vetomica in its own words from the standard reference anatomy of the pig; the books it was checked against are listed below.
Terminology
- English
- Chyle cistern
- Latin (NAV)
- Cisterna chyli
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria