Author, Bureaucrats, Administrators
12,693
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 16:02, 21 July 2008
, 16:02, 21 July 2008→Lymphatics
==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 via the [[Lymphatic Vessels - Anatomy & Physiology|lymphatic vessels]], 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 that 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'''.