intestinal trunks
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Intestinal lymph trunk — Infobox Lymph Name = PAGENAME Latin = trunci intestinales GraySubject = 176 GrayPage = 691 Caption = Modes of origin of thoracic duct. (Poirier and Charpy.) a. Thoracic duct. a’. Cisterna chyli. b, c’ Efferent trunks from lateral aortic glands. d … Wikipedia
trunci lymphatici — lymphatic trunks: the lymphatic vessels that drain lymph from various regions of the body into the right lymphatic duct or the thoracic duct; they include the intestinal trunks and the right and left bronchomediastinal, jugular, lumbar, and… … Medical dictionary
trunci intestinales — [TA] intestinal trunks: short lymphatic trunks that leave the gastrointestinal tract and participate in formation of the thoracic duct … Medical dictionary
Лимфатическая система — является частью сердечно сосудистой системы и дополняет венозную, принимает участие в обмене веществ, очищает клетки и ткани. Она состоит из лимфоносных путей, выполняющих транспортные функции, и органов иммунной системы, выполняющих функции… … Атлас анатомии человека
Cisterna chyli — Lymph: Cisterna chyli; Cysterna Chyli … Wikipedia
lymph node — One of numerous round, oval, or bean shaped bodies located along the course of lymphatic vessels, varying greatly in size (1–25 mm in diameter) and usually presenting a depressed area, the hilum, on one side through which blood vessel s enter and … Medical dictionary
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
flatworm — /flat werrm /, n. any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having bilateral symmetry and a soft, solid, usually flattened body, including the planarians, tapeworms, and trematodes; platyhelminth. [1895 1900; FLAT1 + WORM] * * * or platyhelminth… … Universalium
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
circulation — circulable /serr kyeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. /serr kyeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing. 2. the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels, which is maintained… … Universalium
