Thoracic duct
Ductus thoracicus
Carries lymph from the hind half of the body and the gut through the aortic hiatus and forward through the chest beside the aorta, emptying into the great veins at the thoracic inlet.
- System
- lymph
- Region
- Thorax
- 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
- Cisterna chyli, behind the diaphragm.
- Action
- Carries lymph from the hind half of the body and the gut through the aortic hiatus and forward through the chest beside the aorta, emptying into the great veins at the thoracic inlet.
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
- Thoracic duct
- Latin (NAV)
- Ductus thoracicus
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria