Chyle 636222 216089551 2008-05-31T00:57:45Z Strumphs 509932 /* Pathology */ Added link to Fistula article '''Chyle''' is a milky [[fluid]] ([[bodily fluid]]) consisting of [[lymph]] and emulsified [[fat]]s, or free [[fatty acid]]s (FFAs). It is formed in the [[small intestine]] during digestion of ingested fatty foods and taken up by lymph vessels specifically known as [[lacteals]], unlike other components of digested food that are conveyed by [[vein]]s. The lacteals are much better suited for the transport of free fatty acids away from the [[gastrointestinal]] tract. Free fatty acids can be rather large molecules. As a vessel of the lymphatic system fluid flows easily into lacteals because there is a lower pressure in those vessels.<ref>[[François Magendie|Magendie, Par F.]] [http://books.google.com/books?id=8uIHAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA354&lpg=PA354&dq=chyle+lacteal+transport+vein+difference&source=web&ots=HaWM_UOUSi&sig=BifT5FT0iLFUuV6jXrsyk0jCmxk#PPR1,M1 Elementary Treatise on Human Physiology] originally published in French 1838, translated into English and published 1855 by Harper Brothers, New York </ref> <ref>[http://faculty.necc.mass.edu/nways/courses/Anatomy%20and%20Physiology%20II/Lectures_APII/Lec8_Digestive/Lipid_Dig.pdf Lipid Transport and Digestion]</ref> ==Pathology== A chyle [[fistula]] is a leakage of lymphatic fluid from the lymphatic vessels, typically accumulating in the thoracic or abdominal cavities. <ref> Tessier, Deron J , MD, [http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2706.htm Chyle fistula] eMedicine; Jan 10, 2008; accessed Feb 2008 </ref> ==References== <references/> ==External links== * [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11436 Chyle @ MedTerms] [[Category:Body fluids]] [[Category:Digestive system]] [[Category:Lymphatic system]] {{digestive-stub}} See also:[[chylomicron]] [[fr:Chyle]] [[it:Chilo (fisiologia)]] [[tr:Kilüs]] [[ur:خلط]] [[zh:乳糜]]