The ________ is an expanded, saclike chamber at the base of the thoracic duct.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


cisterna chyli

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In 1848, Phineas Gage sustained a brain injury when an iron rod pierced through his left prefrontal cerebral cortex. What do you think was the result?

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