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This happened to me in 1998 during an exploratory abdominal surgery. The doctor accidentally poked a hole in the cisterna chyli. Every since, i have throw one blood clot after another, not to mention intestional problems and these tortuous dilated veins in all over my legs, abdomen and pretty much the whole trunk of my body. About 5 years ago, i began dialysis. The cisterna chyli seems to play a pretty big role if it is ruptured since it is the most drainage trunk of most of the body's lymphatics.
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What structure in the abdomen that stores lymph?
The cisterna chyli
Composition of lymph in the cisterna chyli differ from that in the general lymphatic system?
Lymph in the cisterna chyli is rich in lipids and chylomicrons derived from intestinal absorption, while lymph in the general lymphatic system is mainly composed of proteins, water, electrolytes, and cellular components from interstitial fluid. The cisterna chyli acts as a reservoir for chylous lymph before it enters the bloodstream through the thoracic duct.
Cisterna chyli and how does relate lacteals?
The lacteals transfer the chyle to lymph vessels in the walls of the small intestine. The chyle, which are fat globules, passes into larger lymph vessels that carry it into the cisterna chyli.
What is the lymphatic sac located between the abdominal aorta and L2?
Cisterna Chyli
Which is the structure in the thoracic duct has pounchlike?
Cisterna chyli is the pouchlike structure in the thoracic duct.
What serves as a storage pouch for lymph as it moves toward its entry into the venous system?
cisterna chyli
What is the enlarged portion of the thoracic duct?
The enlarged portion of the thoracic duct is called the cisterna chyli, which serves as a storage area for lymphatic fluid before it is returned to the bloodstream. It is located near the aorta and the diaphragm at the level of the second lumbar vertebra.
How does the composition of the lymph in the cisterna chyli different from that in the general lymphatic stream?
Lymph cisterna chyli has a conduit for the product of digestion while the general lymphatic stream gets intersistual fluids and white blood cells and goes through the lymph nodes to be cleaned before being sent back to the blood.
Does the right lymphatic duct arise from the cysterna chyli?
No, the right lymphatic duct does not arise from the cisterna chyli. The right lymphatic duct drains lymph from the upper right side of the body and empties into the right subclavian vein. The cisterna chyli is a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct that collects lymph from the lower half of the body.
How does the composition of lymph in the cisterna chyli differ from that in the general lymphatic stream?
Composition of the lymph in the cisterna chyli has conduit for the lipid product of digestion. General Lymphatic stream gets interstitial fluids and white blood cells, and goes through lymph nodes to be cleaned before sent back to the blood vessels to be carried back to the heart. Contains FATTY lymph
What is the cisterna chyli?
Dilated sac at the lower end of thoracic duct into which lymph from the instestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow
What is the name of the expanded sac in the abdomen where the thoracic duct originates?
The expanded sac in the abdomen where the thoracic duct originates is called the cisterna chyli. It serves as a storage area for lymph before it enters the thoracic duct and returns to the bloodstream.
