cisterna chyli

(noun)

A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flows.

Related Terms

Examples of cisterna chyli in the following topics:

  • Lymphatic Tissue Development

    • The sac establishes connections with the cisterna chyli, but loses connections with neighboring veins.
    • The posterior lymph sacs join the cisterna chyli and lose their connections with adjacent veins.
    • With the exception of the anterior part of the sac from which the cisterna chyli develops, all lymph sacs become invaded by mesenchymal cells and are converted into groups of lymph nodes .

  • Rigor Mortis

    • ATP is no longer provided to operate the SERCA pumps in the membrane of the sarcoplasmic reticulum; these pumps move calcium ions into the terminal cisternae.

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid and Its Circulation

    • This diagram indicates the (1) posterior medullary velum (2) choroid plexus (3) cisterna cerebellomedullaris of subarachnoid cavity (4) central canal (5) corpora quadrigemina (6) cerebral peduncle (7) anterior medullary velum (8) ependymal lining of ventricle (9) cisterna pontis of subarachnoid cavity