Small cardiac vein
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.
| Small cardiac vein | |
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 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 | |
| Drains to | Coronary sinus |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Venae cardiacae minimae, vena cordis parva |
| TA | A12.3.01.010 |
| FMA | 4714 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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 page 642 of 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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