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vena cava superior

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Top level systema cardiovasculare Short Extended
Level 2 systema venosum Short Extended
Current level vena cava superior Extended
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Short official Latin term
Short English equivalent
4720 4480 Tax
vena cava superior
superior vena cava
15429
confluens venarum brachiocephalicarum
confluence of brachio cephalic veins
4723 4481 Tax
brachiocephalic vein (pair)
4838 4666 Tax
vena azygos P4 69 children
azygos vein
4858 15382 Tax
venae intercostales posteriores (par)
posterior intercostal veins (pair)
15382
# vena intercostalis posterior
# posterior intercostal vein
76733 4680 Tax
vena dorsalis (par) ; ramus dorsalis (par)
dorsal vein (pair) ; dorsal branch (pair)
76735 4682 Tax
vena spinalis (par) ; ramus spinalis (par)
spinal vein (pair) ; spinal branch (pair)
15885
vena cava superior sinistra
left superior hollow vein
9 lines
88.9 %
77.8 %
7 partial items
8 entities
Scientific notes
UID
Libelle of note
4481
Clear differences between the two brachiocephalic veins concern the inferior thyroid vein, the thymic veins and the left superior intercostal vein with tributaries.
4666
The pattern of tributaries to the azygos vein is highly variable (Luzsa G 1972 Röntgenanatomie des Gefäßsystems. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest; Rickenbacher et al. 1982 von Lanz/Wa\chsmuth Rücken. Springer, Berlin).
15382
The supreme intercostal vein drains to the left brachiocephalic vein, the second and third right posterior intercostal veins to the right superior intercostal vein.
Date: 27.05.2024