oblique vein of the left atrium

Thân thiện

The diagram clearly labels the oblique vein of the left atrium.

Definition

Noun: * A small vein of the heart: The oblique vein of the left atrium is a small blood vessel that drains blood from the posterior wall of the left atrium of the heart. It is a tributary, meaning it flows into, the larger coronary sinus.

Usage

This term is used exclusively in medical and anatomical contexts to describe a specific part of the heart's venous system. * During the dissection, the surgeon carefully identified the oblique vein of the left atrium. * The oblique vein of the left atrium is also known as the vein of Marshall.

Advanced Usage

• Developmental remnant: In embryology, this vein is recognized as the remnant of the embryonic left common cardinal vein.

Variants and Related Words

• Vein of Marshall: This is a direct synonym for the oblique vein of the left atrium.

Synonyms

• Vein of Marshall

Học thuật

Noun

1. a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium

Từ đồng nghĩa

• vena obliqua atrii sinistri