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cardinal vein
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cardinal vein - any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebratesanterior cardinal vein - a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the bodyposterior cardinal vein - a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the bodycommon cardinal vein - the major return channels to the heart; formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veinsvein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" |
cardinal vein
cardinal vein[′kärd·nəl ‚vān] (embryology) Any of four veins in the vertebrate embryo which run along each side of the vertebral column; the paired veins on each side discharge blood to the heart through the duct of Cuvier. cardinal vein
cardinal veinAlong with the umbilical and the vitelline veins, the cardinal veins form one of the three venous systems of the early embryo. The cardinal veins return blood to the heart from the body of the embryo, and they are the precursors of the major thoracic veins, including the subclavian, brachiocephalic, azygos, internal jugular veins, and the superior vena cava. See also: veincardinal vein
Words related to cardinal veinnoun any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebratesRelated Words- anterior cardinal vein
- posterior cardinal vein
- common cardinal vein
- vein
- vena
- venous blood vessel
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