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Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 09:34, 17 July 2008
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==Lymphatics==
==Lymphatics==
*The products of fat digestion are transported in the lymph, and when fat has been absorbed, it turns the lymph a milky colour.
*The products of fat digestion are transported in the lymph, and when fat has been absorbed, it turns the lymph a milky colour.
*Lymph travels to the mesenteric lymph nodes and then through the efferent vessels which converge to form the cranial mesenteric trunk.
*Lymph travels to the mesenteric lymph nodes and then through the efferent vessels that converge to form the cranial mesenteric trunk.
*The cranial mesenteric trunk drains into the '''chyle cistern'''.
*The cranial mesenteric trunk drains into the '''chyle cistern'''.
**This is a dilation of the thoracic duct at its origin.
**This is a dilation of the thoracic duct at its origin.