Inferior phrenic vein
Appearance
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Inferior phrenic vein | |
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![]() The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries. | |
Details | |
Drains from | Thoracic diaphragm |
Drains to | Inferior vena cava, others |
Artery | Inferior phrenic arteries |
Identifiers | |
Latin | venae phrenicae inferiores |
TA98 | A12.3.09.002 |
TA2 | 4992 |
FMA | 68068 |
Anatomical terminology |
The inferior phrenic veins drain the diaphragm and follow the course of the inferior phrenic arteries;
- the right ends in the inferior vena cava;
- the left is often represented by two branches,
- one of which ends in the left renal or suprarenal vein,
- while the other passes in front of the esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm and opens into the inferior vena cava.
References
[edit] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 679 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)