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Circulatory Routes: Veins Flashcards

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Inferior Vena Cava

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From: Left common iliac vein
Right common iliac vein

To: right atrium

Drains: abdomen, pelvis, lower limbs

Largest vein.
Landmark: anterior to L5

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Coronary Sinus

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From: Great Cardiac vein, middle cardiac vein, small cardiac vein, anterior cardiac vein.

To: right atrium

Drain: heart

Landmarks:

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Superior vena cava

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From:
Right Brachiocephalic vein
Left Brachiocephalic vein

To: right atrium

Drain: head, neck, upper limbs, thorax.

Landmark: posterior right 1st costal cartilage

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Brachiocephalic veins

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Paired

From:
Vertebral veins
Subclavian veins
Internal jugular

To: superior vena cava

Drains: head, neck, upper limbs, thorax

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Internal jugular veins

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Paired

From: 
 Superior sagittal sinus
 Inferior sagittal sinus
 Straight sinus 
 Sigmoid sinus
 Cavernous sinus

To: Brachiocephalic vein

Drains: Brain, meninges, cranial bones, muscles and tissue of head and neck.

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Superior sagittal sinus

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Unpaired

From: -
To: internal jugular veins
Drains: nasal cavity, superior/lateral/medial cerebrum, skull, meninges

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Inferior sagittal sinus

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Unpaired

From: -
To: internal jugular vein

Drains: medial cerebrum, diencephalon.

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Straight sinus

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Unpaired

From:
To: internal jugular vein

Drains: medial and inferior cerebrum and cerebellum.

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Sigmoid sinuses

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Paired

From:
To: internal jugular vein

Drains: lateral/posterior cerebrum/cerebellum

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Cavernous sinus

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Paired

From;
To: internal jugular veins

Drains: orbits,nasal cavity, frontal cerebrum, superior brain stem.

Landmark: located on both sides of the sphenoid bone.

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Subclavian veins

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Paired

From:
External jugular
Axillary

To:
Brachiocephalic

Drains: skin, muscles, bones of arms, shoulder, neck and superior thoracic wall.

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External jugular veins

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Paired

From:
To: subclavian veins

Drains: scalp, skin of head and neck, muscles of face and neck, oral cavity and pharynx.

Landmark: parotid gland near angle of mandible

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Vertebral veins

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Paired

From:
To: Brachiocephalic veins

Drains: c-spine (vertebrae and cord), meninges, deep muscles of neck

Landmark: inferior to occipital condyle

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Deep veins of the upper limb

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Brachiocephalic 
Subclavian
Axillary 
Brachial
Ulnar
Radial
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Superficial veins of the upper arm

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Cephalic
Basilica
Median antenbrachial

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Axillary veins

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Paired

From:
brachial
Basilica
Cephalic

To: subclavian

Drain: arm, axilla, shoulder, superolateral chest wall

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Brachial veins

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Paired
Deep vein

From: radial and ulnar veins
To: axillary veins
Drain: elbow and brachial region

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Ulnar veins

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Paired
Deep

From:
Superficial palmar venous arch
Common palmar digital veins
Proper palmar digital veins

To: brachial veins

Drains: medial forearm and hand

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Radial veins

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Paired
Deep

From:
Deep palmar venous arches
Palmar metacarpal veins

To: brachial veins

Drain: lateral hand and forearms

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Cephalic veins

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Paired
Superficial

From:
Dorsal venous arches
Dorsal digital veins
Accessory Cephalic veins

To: axillary veins

Drains: integumens and superficial muscles of lateral forearm

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Basilica veins

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Paired.
Superificial

From:
To: Cephalic veins via median cubital veins

Drains: integument and superficial muscles of Palm and anterior arm.

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Median antebrachial veins

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Paired
Superficial

From: palmar plexus, palmar digital veins
To: basilica veins, medial cubital veins

Drains: integument and superficial muscles of palm and anterior arm

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Azygos system

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A collection of veins that collect blood from thoracic and abdominal region.

Forms an anastomoses from the lower body and abdominal regions to the SVC in case of obstruction to IVC.

Made up of: azygos vein, accessory hemi-azygos, hemi-azygos.

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Azygos veins

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Thoracic
Unpaired

From:
 right posterior intercostal
 Hemiazygos 
 Accessory hemiazygos
 Esophageal
 Mediastinal
 Pericardial
 Bronchial

To: superior vena cava

Drains: right side thoracic wall, thoracic viscera, posterior abdominal wall

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Hemiazygos

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Unpaired

From: 
 Left posterior intercostals
 Esophageal veins
 Mediastinal veins 
 Accessory Hemiazygos

To: azygos vein

Drains: Left lower thoracic wall, thoracic viscera, left posterior abdominal walls

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Accessory Hemiazygos vein

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Unpaired

From:
Left posterior intercostals
Left bronchials
Mediastinals

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Inferior Phrenic veins

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Paired

From:
To: inferior vena cava
Suprarenal

Drains: inferior diaphragm, peritoneal tissues

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Hepatic veins

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From: hepatic portal vein via capillary beds of the liver

To: inferior vena cava

Drains: liver

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Hepatic portal vein

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From 
 Left gastric 
 Right gastric
 Splenic 
 Superior mesenteric
(Formed from superior mesenteric plus splenic)

To: hepatic veins via the capillary beds of the liver

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Left gastric vein

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From:
To: hepatic portal vein

Drains: terminal esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, small and large intestine

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Right gastric vein

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From

To: hepatic portal vein

Drains: lesser curvature of the stomach, abdominal esophagus, stomach, duodenum

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Splenic vein

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From

To: hepatic port vein

Drains: spleen, fundus, greater curvature of the stomach, pancreas, greater omentum, descending Colin, sigmoid colon, rectum.

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Superior mesenteric vein

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From

To: hepatic portal

Drains: duodenum, jejunum, ilium, cecum, ascending and transverse colon.

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Lumbar veins

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From:
To: ascending lumbar
Azygos
Hemiazygos

Drains: posterior abdominal wall, L-spine (vertebrae, cord, meninges, nerve)

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Suprarenal veins

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From:

To: IVC

Drains: adrenal glands

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Renal veins

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From: left gonad, left inferior Phrenic, left Suprarenal veins

To: IVC

Drains: kidneys

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Gonadal

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From:

To: IVC, left renal vein

Drains: testes, epididymis, ductus deferens, ovaries, uterus

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Common iliac veins

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From: external and internal iliac veins

To: IVC

Drains: pelvis, external genitalia, legs

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Internal iliac veins

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From

To: common iliac vein

Drains: muscles of pelvic wall, glutes, pelvic viscera, external genitalia

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External iliac vein

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From: right femoral

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