The common cardinal veins, also known as the ducts of Cuvier,
ZFIN: Anatomical Structure: common cardinal vein
are veins that drain into the sinus venosus
The sinus venosus is a large quadrangular cavity which precedes the atrium on the venous side of the chordate heart. In mammals, it exists distinctly only in the embryonic heart, where it is found between the two venae cavae. However, the sinus v ...
during prenatal development.anterior cardinal vein
The anterior cardinal veins (precardinal veins) contribute to the formation of the internal jugular veins and together with the common cardinal vein form the superior vena cava.
The anastomosis between the two anterior cardinal veins develops into ...
and a posterior cardinal vein
The postcardinal veins or posterior cardinal veins join with the corresponding right and left cardinal veins to form the left common cardinal veins, which empty in the sinus venosus. In the development of a human embryo, most of the posterior card ...
on each side.coronary sinus
In anatomy, the coronary sinus () is a collection of veins joined together to form a large vessel that collects blood from the heart muscle (myocardium). It delivers deoxygenated blood to the right atrium, as do the superior and inferior vena ...
.
Additional images
File:Gray54.png, Figure obtained by combining several successive sections of a human embryo of about the fourth week.
File:Gray55.png, Upper part of celom of human embryo of 6.8 mm., seen from behind.
File:Gray464.png, Dorsal surface of heart of human embryo of thirty-five days.
See also
* Georges Cuvier
References
External links
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Embryology of cardiovascular system
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