This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 666 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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| Vertebral column |
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| Superior phrenic vein | |
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| Details | |
| Drains from | Thoracic diaphragm |
| Drains to | Azygos vein hemiazygos vein |
| Artery | Superior phrenic artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena phrenica superior |
| TA98 | A12.3.07.010 |
| TA2 | 4755, 4769 |
| FMA | 70888 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The superior phrenic vein, i.e., the vein accompanying the pericardiacophrenic artery, usually opens into the azygos vein.