vitelline vein
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vitelline vein — incorrect name for the common cardinal vein (the anterior cardinal vein returns blood from the head and the posterior cardinal vein from the trunk, joining together as the common cardinal vein) … Dictionary of ichthyology
vitelline vein — noun : one of the veins in a vertebrate embryo that return the blood from the yolk sac to the heart or later to the portal vein and in mammals have their function of bringing nutriment to the embryo superseded early by that of the umbilical vein … Useful english dictionary
vitelline artery — noun : an artery that arises in a vertebrate embryo from the aorta or one of the aortic trunks of the embryo, is distributed by numerous branches over the yolk sac, and is usually paired compare vitelline vein … Useful english dictionary
Vitelline veins — The liver and the veins in connection with it, of a human embryo, twenty four or twenty five days old, as seen from the ventral surface. (Vitelline veins visible at center bottom.) Gray s … Wikipedia
Vitelline duct — Fetus of about eight weeks, enclosed in the amnion. (Vitelline duct labeled at lower right.) … Wikipedia
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
cardinal vein — a bilaterally paired longitudinal vein. The anterior cardinal vein returns blood from the head and the posterior cardinal vein from the trunk, joining together as the common cardinal vein (which is also called the duct of Cuvier or incorrectly… … Dictionary of ichthyology
common cardinal vein — the duct of Cuvier. The anterior cardinal vein returns blood from the head and the posterior cardinal vein from the trunk, joining together as the common cardinal vein (also called incorrectly the vitelline vein). The jugular vein from the lower… … Dictionary of ichthyology
omphalomesenteric vein — n any of the veins in a vertebrate embryo that return the blood from the yolk sac to the heart or later to the portal vein and in mammals have their function of bringing nutriment to the embryo superseded early by that of the umbilical vein… … Medical dictionary
Hepatic vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = venae hepaticae GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 680 | Caption = Posterior abdominal wall, after removal of the peritoneum, showing kidneys, suprarenal capsules, and great vessels. (Hepatic veins labeled at center … Wikipedia
