loading...| Preferred Name | thoracic duct | |
| Synonyms |
ductus thoracicus trunk of thoracic duct tree |
|
| Definitions |
A major lymphatic vessel that drains lymph from the lower body, left appendage, and left thorax into the junction of the left jugular and subclavian veins. |
|
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001631 |
|
| database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C33768 UMLS:C0039979 ZFA:0005110 EMAPA:19310 TAO:0005110 MESH:D013897 EHDAA2:0004501 SCTID:362600004 Wikipedia:Thoracic_duct FMA:5031 GAID:1290 MA:0002801 |
|
| definition |
A major lymphatic vessel that drains lymph from the lower body, left appendage, and left thorax into the junction of the left jugular and subclavian veins. |
|
| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Gray599.png |
|
| develops_from | ||
| editor note |
placement of the ZFA class here is dubious |
|
| external_definition |
The thoracic duct is the first perfused lymphatic, located between the dorsal aorta and posterior cardinal vein. Lymphatic trunk that connects all tributaries of the thoracic duct tree to the trunk of the left brachiocephalic vein. |
|
| has_exact_synonym |
trunk of thoracic duct tree |
|
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
|
| has_related_synonym |
ductus thoracicus |
|
| id |
UBERON:0001631 |
|
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
|
| label |
thoracic duct |
|
| notation |
UBERON:0001631 |
|
| prefLabel |
thoracic duct |
|
| present_in_taxon | ||
| treeView | ||
| subClassOf |