Cardiovascular system
Azygos vein
Vena azyga
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Trunk
- Part of
- Superior vena cava
DescriptionUnreviewed
The azygos vein is a vein running up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column draining itself towards the superior vena cava.
It connects the systems of superior vena cava and inferior vena cava and can provide an alternative path for blood to the right atrium when either of the venae cavae is blocked.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Vena azyga
- English
- Azygos vein
- French
- Veine azygos
- Spanish
- Vena ácigos
- Portuguese
- Veia ázigos