Left marginal vein
The great cardiac vein receives tributaries from the left atrium and from both ventricles: one, the left marginal vein, is of considerable size, and ascends along the left margin of the heart.[1]
Left marginal vein | |
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Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Left marginal vein labeled at center left.) | |
Details | |
Drains from | Left ventricle |
Drains to | Great cardiac vein |
Artery | Left marginal artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Vena marginalis sinistra |
TA98 | A12.3.01.005 |
TA2 | 4161 |
FMA | 4708 |
Anatomical terminology |
References
- Standring, Susan. Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice (41 ed.). Elsevier Limited. pp. 994–1023. ISBN 978-0-7020-5230-9.
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