thoracic duct
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001631
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. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_duct ]
Synonyms: trunk of thoracic duct tree
Term info
- MA:0002801
- TAO:0005110
- MESH:D013897
- SCTID:362600004
- EHDAA2:0004501
- FMA:5031
- EMAPA:19310
- Wikipedia:Thoracic_duct
- NCIT:C33768
- GAID:1290
- ZFA:0005110
- UMLS:C0039979 (ncithesaurus:Thoracic_Duct)
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas
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.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Gray599.png
placement of the ZFA class here is dubious
ductus thoracicus
uberon
UBERON:0001631
Thoracic duct
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- lymphatic vessel
- mesoderm-derived structure
- develops from some body-wall mesenchyme
- develops from some posterior cardinal vein