| Term: | thoracic duct intersegmental vessel |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | thoracic duct |
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| Definition: | The thoracic duct is the first perfused lymphatic, located between the dorsal aorta and posterior cardinal vein. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005110] |
| Name: | intersegmental vessel |
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| Synonyms: | intersegmental vessels, intersomitic vessels, segmental vessel |
| Definition: | Blood vessels that connect the dorsal aorta or the posterior cardinal vein and the dorsal longitudinal anastomotic vessel. They run along the vertical myotomal boundaries. At early stages these vessels don't have venous or arterial markers. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001285] |