Anterior interventricular vein at a glance
- What it is
- The anterior interventricular vein is the start of the great cardiac vein, running in the anterior interventricular groove.
- Location
- It begins near the apex of the heart and ascends beside the left anterior descending artery in the anterior interventricular groove. At the coronary groove it turns left and continues as the great cardiac vein, which drains into the coronary sinus.
- Function
- It drains the anterior parts of both ventricles and the interventricular septum.
- Body system
- Cardiovascular · single, midline structure
- FMA ID
- FMA66403 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Key facts
- It is accompanied by the left anterior descending artery.
Structures next to the anterior interventricular vein
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Trunk of anterior interventricular branch of coronary artery · cardiovascular
- Septal branch of anterior interventricular artery · cardiovascular
- Anterolateral head of lateral papillary muscle of ventricle · cardiovascular
- Cavity of ventricle · cardiovascular
- Inferior lingular bronchial tree · respiratory
- Circumflex branch of coronary artery · cardiovascular
- Wall of ventricle · cardiovascular
- Transversus thoracis · muscular
- Middle cardiac vein · cardiovascular
- Anterior papillary muscle of ventricle · cardiovascular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Anterior interventricular vein (FMA66403). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
- OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
- Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.
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