Veins Flashcards
provide an alternative pathway for venous return in the case of IVC obstruction
azygos and hemiazygos v
azygos and hemiazygos v connect the prov ivc and are noramly not vis until they are forced to dilate due to
caval obstruction
Azygos means
unpaired
hemiazygos is considered a
tributary of the azygos v
azygos v is located
right
hemiazygos is located
left
branches of of the common iliac v
ascending lumbar v
abd counterparts of the
azygos and hemiazygos v system
These v travel in a path lateral to the ____ and posterior to the _____
spine
psoas mouscle
the right ascending lumbar v at the level of diaphragm joins the
right subcostal v to form the azygos v
the left ascending lumbar v at the level of the diaphragm joins the
left subcostal v to form the hemiazygos v