azygos vein

azygos venous tree

An unpaired vein which in humans arises from the right ascending lumbar vein or the vena cava, enters the thorax through the aortic orifice in the diaphragm, and terminates in the superior vena cava; unlike humans, mice have a single and left-sided azygos vein that develops from the paired embryonic cardinal venous system and drains most of the right and left thoracic walls into the left anterior vena cava[MP].

类型 Vessel
上级结构 vein
拉丁名称 azygos venous tree
FMA ID 4838

常见问题

What is the azygos vein?
An unpaired vein which in humans arises from the right ascending lumbar vein or the vena cava, enters the thorax through the aortic orifice in the diaphragm, and terminates in the superior vena cava; unlike humans, mice have a single and left-sided azygos vein that develops from the paired embryonic
What is the Latin name for the azygos vein?
The Latin name for the azygos vein is azygos venous tree.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.