Veins of The Heart Flashcards
Great cardiac vein
Arises From/Drains
Walls of anterior heart, anterior interventricular septum
Great cardiac vein
Enters/Drains Into
Coronary sinus
Middle cardiac vein
Arises From/Drains
Walls of posterior heart, posterior interventricular septum
Middle cardiac vein
Enters/Drains Into
Coronary sinus
Coronary sinus
Arises From/Drains
Great cardiac vein, middle cardiac vein
Coronary sinus
Enters/Drains Into
Right atrium
Superior vena cava
Arises From/Drains
Left and right brachiocephalic veins
Superior vena cava
Enters/Drains Into
Right atrium
Inferior vena cava
Arises From/Drains
Common iliac veins, renal veins, lumbar veins, suprarenal veins, gonadal veins, hepatic veins
Inferior vena cava
Enters/Drains Into
Right atrium
Notes: Transmits from pelvis through abdomen to heart, passes through the diaphragm
Pulmonary veins
Arises From/Drains
Veins of lungs from alveoli
Pulmonary veins
Enters/Drains Into
Left atrium
Notes: Approximately 4 trunks
Subclavian vein
Arises From/Drains
Axillary vein
Posterior intercostal veins
Enters/Drains Into
Azygos vein (right); hemiazygos vein or accessory hemiazygos vein (left)
Posterior intercostal veins
Arises From/Drains
Thoracic wall