| right superior intercostal vein | <anatomy, vein> A tributary of the azygos vein formed by the union of the right second, third, and fourth posterior intercostal veins. Synonym: vena intercostalis superior dextra. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| right superior pulmonary vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein returning oxygenated blood from the superior and middle lobes of the right lung to the left atrium. Synonym: vena pulmonalis superior dextra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right suprarenal vein | <anatomy, vein> The short vein that passes from the hilum of the right suprarenal to the inferior vena cava. Synonym: vena suprarenalis dextra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right testicular vein | <anatomy, vein> Begins as the pampiniform plexus and ascends to joint the inferior vena cava. Synonym: vena testicularis dextra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| groove for subclavian vein | <anatomy, vein> A groove just anterior to the scalene tubercle of the first rib marking the course of the subclavian vein across the rib. Synonym: sulcus venae subclaviae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| petrosal vein | <anatomy, vein> A short trunk formed by the union of four or five cerebellar and pontine veins opposite the middle cerebellar peduncle; it terminates in the superior petrosal sinus. See: superior petrosal sinus, inferior petrosal sinus. Synonym: vena petrosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rosenthal's vein | Synonym: basal vein of Rosenthal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle cardiac vein | <anatomy, vein> Begins at the apex of the heart (where it anastomoses with the great cardiac vein), and ascends within the posterior interventricular sulcus to the coronary sinus. Synonym: vena cordis media, inferior cardiac vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle colic vein | <anatomy, vein> The tributary of the superior mesenteric vein that carries drainage of the transverse colon and accompanies the middle colic artery. Synonym: vena colica media. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle temporal vein | <anatomy, vein> It arises near the lateral angle of the eye and joins the superficial temporal veins to form the retromandibular vein. Synonym: vena temporalis media. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle thyroid vein | <anatomy, vein> It passes from the thyroid gland across the common carotid artery with the inferior thyroid arteries to empty into the internal jugular vein. Synonym: vena thyroidea media. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cistern of great cerebral vein | <anatomy, vein> An expansion of the subarachnoid space extending forward between the corpus callosum and the thalamus; it encloses the internal cerebral veins which caudally join to form the vena magna cerebri (Galen's vein). Synonym: ambient cistern, Bichat's canal, Bichat's foramen, cistern of great vein of cerebrum, cisterna ambiens, cisterna superioris, cisterna venae magnae cerebri, superior cistern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cistern of great vein of cerebrum | <anatomy, vein> An expansion of the subarachnoid space extending forward between the corpus callosum and the thalamus; it encloses the internal cerebral veins which caudally join to form the vena magna cerebri (Galen's vein). Synonym: ambient cistern, Bichat's canal, Bichat's foramen, cistern of great vein of cerebrum, cisterna ambiens, cisterna superioris, cisterna venae magnae cerebri, superior cistern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| common basal vein | <anatomy, vein> The tributary to the inferior pulmonary vein (right and left) that receives blood from the superior and inferior basal veins. Synonym: vena basalis communis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| common facial vein | <anatomy, vein> A short vessel formed by the union of the facial vein and the retromandibular vein, emptying into the jugular vein; considered to be a continuation of the facial vein in the NA. Synonym: vena facialis communis. (05 Mar 2000) |