Hemiazygos vein

Hemiazygos vein
Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins. (Hemiazygos vein visible at center-left.)
The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries.
Details
PrecursorLeft supracardinal vein
Drains toAzygos vein
Identifiers
Latinvena hemiazygos
Anatomical terminology

The hemiazygos vein (vena azygos minor inferior) is a vein running superiorly in the lower thoracic region, just to the left side of the vertebral column.

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