- ascending lumbar vein
- ascending lumbar vein n a longitudinal vein on each side that connects the lumbar veins and is frequently the origin of the azygos vein on the right side and of the hemiazygos vein on the left
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ascending lumbar vein
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Ascending lumbar vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena lumbalis ascendens GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 667 Caption = The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries. DrainsFrom = lateral sacral veins DrainsTo = azygos vein, hemiazygos vein Artery =… … Wikipedia
lumbar vein — n any vein of the four pairs collecting blood from the muscles and integument of the loins, the walls of the abdomen, and adjacent parts and emptying into the dorsal part of the inferior vena cava see ASCENDING LUMBAR VEIN … Medical dictionary
Lumbar veins — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = venae lumbales GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 678 Caption = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Third lumbar labeled at center top.) DrainsFrom = DrainsTo = Inferior vena cava Artery = Lumbar… … Wikipedia
lumbar vein ascending — vena lumbalis ascendens … Medical dictionary
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
Hemiazygos vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena hemiazygos GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 667 Caption = Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins. (Hemiazygos vein visible at center left.) Caption2 = The venæ cavæ and azygos veins,… … Wikipedia
Iliolumbar vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena iliolumbalis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Iliolumbar vein visible at center right.) Caption2 = DrainsFrom = Source = DrainsTo = internal iliac vein… … Wikipedia
Ascending colon — 1: Ascending colon 2: Transverse colon 3: Descending colon 4: Sigmoid colon 5: Rectum … Wikipedia
Subcostal vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena subcostalis GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = DrainsFrom = DrainsTo = ascending lumbar vein Artery = subcostal artery MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = v 05 DorlandsSuf = 12851797 The… … Wikipedia
