Anterior cardinal vein | |
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Details | |
Carnegie stage | 13 |
Gives rise to | Internal jugular veins and Superior vena cava |
System | Cardiovascular system |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Venae precardinalis |
TE | cardinal vein_by_E5.11.2.2.2.2.2 E5.11.2.2.2.2.2 |
Anatomical terminology |
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.
The anastomosis between the two anterior cardinal veins develops into the left brachiocephalic vein. [1]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 520 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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