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Common cardinal veins

Common cardinal veins

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The common cardinal veins, also known as the ducts of Cuvier,[1] are veins that drain into the sinus venosus during embryonic development.[2][3] These drain an anterior cardinal vein and a posterior cardinal vein on each side.[2][3] Each of the ducts of Cuvier receives an ascending vein.[citation needed] The ascending veins return the blood from the parietes of the trunk and from the Wolffian bodies, and are called cardinal veins. Part of the left common cardinal vein persists after birth to form the coronary sinus.[3]

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  • Figure obtained by combining several successive sections of a human embryo of about the fourth week.
  • Upper part of celom of human embryo of 6.8 mm., seen from behind.
  • Dorsal surface of heart of human embryo of thirty-five days.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 520 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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    ZFIN: Anatomical Structure: common cardinal vein Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
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    Mozes, GEZA; Gloviczki, PETER (2007-01-01), Bergan, John J. (ed.), "CHAPTER 2 - Venous Embryology and Anatomy", The Vein Book, Burlington: Academic Press, pp. 15–25, doi:10.1016/b978-012369515-4/50005-3, ISBN 978-0-12-369515-4, retrieved 2021-01-05
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    Carlson, Bruce M. (2014-01-01), "Development of the Vascular System", Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences, Elsevier, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.05459-3, ISBN 978-0-12-801238-3, retrieved 2021-01-05


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