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Posterior vein of left ventricle (accompanies the left marginal artery, ascends the posterior wall of left ventricle to drain into the coronary sinus); [6] Oblique vein of left atrium. [1] All veins that empty into the coronary sinus except for the oblique vein of the left atrium have valves at their junction with the coronary sinus. [1] The ...
The anatomy of the veins of the heart is very variable, but generally it is formed by the following veins: heart veins that go into the coronary sinus: the great cardiac vein, the middle cardiac vein, the small cardiac vein, the posterior vein of the left ventricle, and the oblique vein of Marshall.
Capillaries merge into venules, which merge into veins. [22] The venous system feeds into the two major veins: the superior vena cava – which mainly drains tissues above the heart – and the inferior vena cava – which mainly drains tissues below the heart. These two large veins empty into the right atrium of the heart. [23]
The great cardiac vein (left coronary vein) is a vein of the heart. It begins at the apex of the heart and ascends along the anterior interventricular sulcus [ 1 ] before joining the oblique vein of the left atrium to form the coronary sinus [ 2 ] upon the posterior surface of the heart.
The small cardiac vein, also known as the right coronary vein, [1] is a coronary vein that drains parts of the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart. [2] Despite its size, it is one of the major drainage vessels for the heart.
In anatomy, the venae cavae (/ ˈ v iː n i ˈ k eɪ v i /; [1] sg.: vena cava / ˈ v iː n ə ˈ k eɪ v ə /; from Latin 'hollow veins') [2] are two large veins (great vessels) that return deoxygenated blood from the body into the heart. In humans they are the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava, and both empty into the right atrium ...
The small cardiac veins are responsible for venous return of 10% of the coronary blood supply. [7] The small cardiac venous network is considered an alternative venous drainage of the myocardium . The smallest cardiac veins draining into the left heart, along with deoxygenated blood originating from the bronchial veins draining into the ...
The right marginal vein is a vein of the heart running along the inferior margin of the heart. It drains adjacent region of the right ventricle. It usually opens directly into the right atrium, but may sometimes instead empty into the anterior cardiac veins, or (less commonly) the coronary sinus. [1]