bronchial veins
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Bronchial veins — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = venae bronchiales GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 667 Caption = Caption2 = DrainsFrom = DrainsTo = azygos vein, hemiazygos vein Artery = Bronchial artery MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = v 05 DorlandsSuf =… … Wikipedia
Bronchial artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = rami bronchiales partis thoracicae aortae, arteriae bronchiales GraySubject = 153 GrayPage = 600 Caption = Bronchial artery labeled at center left. BranchFrom = thoracic aorta BranchTo = Vein = Bronchial… … Wikipedia
bronchial vein — n any vein accompanying the bronchi and their branches and emptying into the azygos and superior intercostal veins … Medical dictionary
bronchial vein — noun veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein • Syn: ↑vena bronchialis • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel * * * noun : any vein accompanying the bronchi and their branches and emptying into the azygos and superior… … Useful english dictionary
respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… … Universalium
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
Azygos vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena azygos GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 667 Caption = Superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, azygos vein and their tributaries. (Vena azygos labeled at center.) Caption2 = POSTERIOR VIEW: The position and… … Wikipedia
vena — SYN: vein. [L.] v. advehens, pl.venae advehentes collective term for a series of branching channels in the early embryo receiving blood from the umbilical and/or vitelline venous systems and passing the mixed blood to the sinusoids of the live … Medical dictionary
Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… … Wikipedia
venae bronchiales — [TA] bronchial veins: vessels that drain blood from the larger subdivisions of the bronchi; on the left they drain into the azygos vein and on the right they drain into the hemiazygos vein or superior intercostal vein … Medical dictionary
