The anterior cardinal veins (precardinal veins) contribute to the formation of the internal jugular veins and together with the common cardinal vein form the superior vena cava.
Anterior cardinal vein | |
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Details | |
Carnegie stage | 13 |
Gives rise to | Internal jugular veins and Superior vena cava |
System | Cardiovascular system |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Venae precardinalis |
TE | cardinal vein_by_E5.11.2.2.2.2.2 E5.11.2.2.2.2.2 |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
The anastomosis between the two anterior cardinal veins develops into the left brachiocephalic vein.[1]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 520 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)