Esophageal veins
| Esophageal veins | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
Esophageal artery | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | venae oesophageales |
| TA98 | A12.3.04.011 A12.3.07.006 |
| TA2 | 4751 |
| FMA | 70834 |
| Anatomical terminology] | |
The esophageal veins drain blood from the
posterior intercostal vein and bronchial veins.[citation needed
]
In the abdomen, some drain to the left gastric vein which drains into the portal vein.[1][2]
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Daniel J Bell; Henry Knipe; et al. "Azygos venous system | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org". radiopaedia.org. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
- ^ Daniel J Bell; Henry Knipe; et al. "Oesophagus | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org". radiopaedia.org. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
External links
- Histology image: 49_08 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- largeintestine at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (portalsystem)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080506103555/http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/digest/avein6.htm
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