Anterior cardinal vein

The anterior cardinal veins (precardinal veins) contribute to the formation of the internal jugular veins and together with the common cardinal vein form the superior vena cava.

Anterior cardinal vein
Scheme of arrangement of parietal veins
Human embryo with heart and anterior body-wall removed to show the sinus venosus and its tributaries.
Details
Carnegie stage13
Gives rise toInternal jugular veins and superior vena cava
SystemCardiovascular system
Identifiers
Latinvenae precardinalis
TEcardinal vein_by_E5.11.2.2.2.2.2 E5.11.2.2.2.2.2
Anatomical terminology

The anastomosis between the two anterior cardinal veins develops into the left brachiocephalic vein.[1]

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  This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 520 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ Sadler, T. W. (2019). Langman's medical embryology (Fourteenth ed.). Philadelphia. ISBN 978-1-4963-8390-7. OCLC 1042400100.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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