Anatom3DCisterna chyli
Cisterna chyli · Mízní cisterna
Lymphatic & immune
Looks like
A small sac in front of the spine where the lymph vessels of the belly meet.
What it does
Collects fatty lymph from the gut and sends it up the thoracic duct.
Keeping it well
Nothing of its own; injury or blockage leaks milky lymph.