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Right marginal vein

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Right marginal vein
Sternocostal surface of heart (right marginal vein not labeled, but is visible at bottom left)
Details
Drains toRight atrium
ArteryRight marginal artery
Identifiers
Latinvena marginalis dextra
TA98A12.3.01.011
TA24167
FMA4716
Anatomical terminology

The right marginal vein is a vein of the heart running along the inferior margin of the heart. It drains adjacent region of the right ventricle. It usually opens directly into the right atrium, but may sometimes instead empty into the anterior cardiac veins, or (less commonly) the coronary sinus.[1]

The right marginal vein often considered as one of the anterior cardiac veins.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 1093. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)