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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.
Term:upper part of cisterna chyli
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Definition:A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow.
Comment:[taxon-note] "In dogs, it is located to the left and often ventral to the aorta; in cats it is left and dorsal; in guinea pigs it runs to the left and drains into the left innominate vein"
Synonyms:exact_synonym: Atypical confluence of lymph trunks;   Cistern of Pecquet;   cisterna chyli
 related_synonym: chyle cistern;   cysterna chyli;   receptaculum chyli
 xref: EHDAA2:0000253;   EHDAA:8679;   FMA:5835;   NCI:C34126;   SCTID:279088007;   UMLS:C0008840;   Wikipedia:Cisterna_chyli
 external_ontology: present_in_taxon NCBITaxon:9606


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        anatomical structure 0
          mesoderm-derived structure 0
            upper part of cisterna chyli 0
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          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              embryo 0
                embryonic structure 0
                  embryonic tissue 0
                    germ layer / neural crest 0
                      germ layer 0
                        mesoderm 0
                          mesoderm-derived structure 0
                            lateral plate mesoderm 0
                              splanchnic layer of lateral plate mesoderm 0
                                blood vessel 0
                                  venous blood vessel 0
                                    vein 0
                                      cardinal vein 0
                                        posterior cardinal vein 0
                                          thoracic duct 0
                                            upper part of cisterna chyli 0
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