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 ]
Synonyms: atypical confluence of lymph trunks chyle cistern cisterna chyli cistern of Pecquet
Term information
- UMLS:C0008840 (ncithesaurus:Chyle_Cistern)
- NCIT:C34126
- FMA:5835
- EHDAA2:0000253
- EHDAA:8679
- Wikipedia:Cisterna_chyli
- SCTID:279088007
human_reference_atlas
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
- sac
- zone of organ
- mesoderm-derived structure
- has quality some saccular
- part of some thoracic duct
- part of some lymphoid system
- develops from some embryonic cisterna chyli