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The superior phrenic vein, i.e., the vein accompanying the pericardiacophrenic artery, usually opens into the azygos vein.
Superior phrenic vein | |
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Details | |
Drains from | Thoracic diaphragm |
Drains to | Azygos vein hemiazygos vein |
Artery | Superior phrenic artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | vena phrenica superior |
TA98 | A12.3.07.010 |
TA2 | 4755, 4769 |
FMA | 70888 |
Anatomical terminology |
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 666 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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