Definition

Noun 1. Interlobular veins of the liver: A network of small veins located within the connective tissue (portal areas) that separate the lobules of the liver. These veins collect blood from the liver sinusoids and drain it into the hepatic veins, which ultimately carry blood out of the liver and towards the heart.

Usage

The term is a specific anatomical term used in medical and biological contexts. * The venae interlobulares hepatis are a key component of the liver's circulatory system. * Blood from the portal vein and hepatic artery flows into the sinusoids and is then collected by the venae interlobulares hepatis.

Advanced Usage

• The venae interlobulares hepatis (also called hepatic interlobular veins) are the terminal branches of the hepatic portal vein within the liver's architecture. They run alongside interlobular bile ducts and branches of the hepatic artery in the portal triads.

Variants and Related Words

• Hepatic interlobular veins: A synonymous term.
• Interlobular veins: A more general term that can refer to similar veins in other organs, like the kidneys. The specific term venae interlobulares hepatis specifies the liver.
• Central vein: The vessel at the of a liver lobule that receives blood from the sinusoids. The venae interlobulares hepatis are located at the (in the portal triads).
• Hepatic veins: The larger veins that drain blood from the venae interlobulares hepatis and central veins out of the liver.

Synonyms

• Hepatic interlobular veins

Related Anatomical Structures (Not Synonyms)

• Portal triad: The functional unit containing a branch of the venae interlobulares hepatis (portal venule), a hepatic arteriole, and a bile ductule.
• Liver lobule: The hexagonal structural unit of the liver, with venae interlobulares hepatis at its corners.
• Sinusoids: The capillary-like blood vessels within the lobule that empty into the venae interlobulares hepatis.

Noun

1. interlobular veins of the liver