Corpus: Intestinal trunk
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Definition[Bearbeiten]
The truncus intestinalis is an unpaired lymphatic vessel of the abdominal cavity.
Anatomy[Bearbeiten]
The intestinal truncus receives lymphatic fluid from the abdominal organs. It receives lymph fluid from the pre-aortic lymph node groups. These include:
- Nodi lymphatici coeliaci
- Nodi lymphatici mesenterici superiores
- Nodi lymphatici mesenterici inferiores
The truncus intestinalis releases the lymph into the cisterna chyli, from where it is channelled via the thoracic duct.
Instead of a single lymphatic duct, several smaller intestinal trunks can also flow into the cysterna chyli.