Superior phrenic vein

Superior phrenic vein
Details
Drains fromThoracic diaphragm
Drains toAzygos vein
hemiazygos vein
ArterySuperior phrenic artery
Identifiers
Latinvena phrenica superior
TA98A12.3.07.010
TA24755, 4769
FMA70888
Anatomical terminology

The superior phrenic vein, i.e., the vein accompanying the pericardiacophrenic artery, usually opens into the azygos vein.

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