Small cardiac vein
| Small cardiac vein | |
|---|---|
 Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart (small cardiac vein labeled at lower right.) | |
 Arteries: RCA = right coronary AB = atrial branches SANB = sinuatrial nodal RMA = right marginal LCA = left coronary CB = circumflex branch LAD/AIB = anterior interventricular LMA = left marginal PIA/PDA = posterior descending AVN = atrioventricular nodal Veins: SCV = small cardiac ACV = anterior cardiac AIV/GCV = great cardiac MCV = middle cardiac CS = coronary sinus | |
| Details | |
| Latin |
Vena cardiaca parva, vena cordis parva |
Drains to | Coronary sinus |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.642 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | v_05/12849729 |
| TA | A12.3.01.010 |
| FMA | 4714 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The small cardiac vein runs in the coronary sulcus between the right atrium and ventricle and opens into the right extremity of the coronary sinus.
It receives blood from the posterior portion of the right atrium and ventricle.
It may drain to the coronary sinus, right atrium, middle cardiac vein, or be absent.[1]
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ↑ Paul A. Iaizzo (7 July 2009). Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices. Springer. pp. 83–. ISBN 978-1-60327-371-8. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
External links
- Anatomy figure: 20:03-06 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Anterior view of the heart."
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