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Hepatic veins
One of two sets of veins connected to the liver / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In human anatomy, the hepatic veins are the veins that drain venous blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava (as opposed to the hepatic portal vein which conveys blood from the gastrointestinal organs to the liver[1]:ā1212ā). There are usually three large upper hepatic veins draining from the left, middle, and right parts of the liver, as well as a number (6-20) of lower hepatic veins.[2] All hepatic veins are valveless.[3]
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Hepatic veins | |
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![]() Volume rendering of an abdominal CT, with hepatic veins annotated by arrows. The aorta and branches is seen in center. | |
![]() The hepatic veins are the veins of the liver, two of which are shown in this diagram. | |
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Precursor | Vitelline veins |
Drains from | Liver |
Source | Hepatic portal vein |
Drains to | Inferior vena cava |
Artery | Hepatic artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | venae hepaticae |
MeSH | D006503 |
TA98 | A12.3.09.005 |
TA2 | 4994 |
FMA | 14337 |
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