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. In an anastomosis by anterior cardinal veins, the left brachiocephalic vein is produced.
| Anterior cardinal vein | |
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 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 stage | 13 |
| Gives rise to | Internal jugular veins and Superior vena cava |
| System | Cardiovascular system |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Venae precardinalis |
| TE | E5.11.2.2.2.2.2 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Additional images
Human embryo of about fourteen days, with yolk sac.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 520 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Embryology at UNSW Notes/heart3
- Diagram at nature.com
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