<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Cisterna chyli; Cysterna Chyli </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cisterna chyli is the white bulb in the center near the bottom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Modes of origin of thoracic duct . a . Thoracic duct . a' . Cisterna chyli . b, c' Efferent trunks from lateral aortic glands . d . An efferent vessel which pierces the left crus of the diaphragm . e.f. Lateral aortic glands . h . Retroaortic glands . i . Intestinal trunk . j . Descending branch from intercostal lymphatics . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> System </Th> <Td> Lymphatic system </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> intestinal trunk, lumbar trunks, retroaortic lymph nodes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drains to </Th> <Td> thoracic duct </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Identifiers </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> TA </Th> <Td> A12. 4.01. 012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 5835 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Cisterna chyli; Cysterna Chyli </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Cisterna chyli is the white bulb in the center near the bottom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Modes of origin of thoracic duct . a . Thoracic duct . a' . Cisterna chyli . b, c' Efferent trunks from lateral aortic glands . d . An efferent vessel which pierces the left crus of the diaphragm . e.f. Lateral aortic glands . h . Retroaortic glands . i . Intestinal trunk . j . Descending branch from intercostal lymphatics . </Td> </Tr>

The thoracic duct begins in the abdomen as a dilation known as the cisterna chyli