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Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 14:27, 10 July 2008
, 14:27, 10 July 2008→Lymphatics
*Lymph travels to the mesenteric lymph nodes.
*Lymph travels to the mesenteric lymph nodes.
*Lymph drains into the '''chyle cistern'''.
*Lymph drains into the '''chyle cistern'''.
**This is a dilation of the thoracic duct at its origin.
**It lies dorsally to the aorta and extends from the diaphragmatic crura to the renal arteries.
**Flow of lymph is facilitated by movement of the diaphragm in ventilation of the lungs and by pulsation of the aorta.
===Species Differences===
===Species Differences===