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Lumen (anatomy)
In biology, a lumen (plural lumina) is the inside space of a
tubular structure, such as an artery or intestine. [1] It comes from
Latin lumen, meaning 'an opening'.

It can refer to:

The interior of a vessel, such as the central space in an

artery, vein or capillary through which blood flows.
Cross section of the gut. The lumen
The interior of the gastrointestinal tract[2] is the space in the middle also
The pathways of the bronchi in the lungs known as the volume.
The interior of renal tubules and urinary collecting ducts
The pathways of the female genital tract, starting with a
single pathway of the vagina, splitting up in two lumina in the uterus, both of which continue
through the fallopian tubes

In cell biology, a lumen is a membrane-defined space that is found inside several organelles, cellular
components, or structures:

thylakoid, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosome, mitochondrion, or microtubule

Transluminal procedures
Transluminal procedures are procedures occurring through lumina, including:[3]

Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery in the lumina of, for example, the stomach,
vagina, bladder, or colon
Procedures through the lumina of blood vessels, such as various interventional radiology
procedures:
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
Percutaneous transluminal commissurotomy

See also
Foramen, any anatomical opening
Thylakoid lumen

References
1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed.
2. Adds, John; Erica Larkcom; Ruth Miller. Exchange and transport, energy and ecosystems (https://
archive.org/details/exchangetranspor0000adds/page/16). Nelson Advanced science (Nelson
Thornes). p. 16 (https://archive.org/details/exchangetranspor0000adds/page/16). ISBN 0-7487-
7487-4.
3. Makar, A. B.; McMartin, K. E.; Palese, M.; Tephly, T. R. (June 1975). "Formate assay in body
fluids: application in methanol poisoning". Biochemical Medicine. 13 (2): 117–126.
doi:10.1016/0006-2944(75)90147-7 (https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0006-2944%2875%2990147-7).

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