Intervertebral veins
| Vein: Intervertebral veins |
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| Transverse section of a thoracic vertebra, showing the vertebral venous plexuses. |
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| Median sagittal section of two thoracic vertebrae, showing the vertebral venous plexuses. |
| Latin |
vena intervertebralis |
| Gray's |
subject #172 669 |
The intervertebral veins accompany the spinal nerves through the intervertebral foramina; they receive the veins from the medulla spinalis, drain the internal and external vertebral plexuses.
Their drainage depends upon the part of the body:
Their orifices are provided with valves.
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IVC
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To IVC or left renal vein
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Portal vein
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anat(a:h/u/t/a/l,v:h/u/t/a/l)/phys/devp/cell/prot
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noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr
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proc, drug(C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)
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Right atrial veins · Right ventricular veins
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right inferior pulmonary vein · right superior pulmonary vein · left inferior pulmonary vein · left superior pulmonary vein
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anat(a:h/u/t/a/l,v:h/u/t/a/l)/phys/devp/cell/prot
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noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr
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proc, drug(C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)
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