Posterior vein of ventricle at a glance
- Also called
- Posterior vein of left ventricle
- What it is
- The posterior vein of the left ventricle, a tributary of the coronary sinus.
- Location
- It runs on the diaphragmatic surface of the left ventricle and drains into the coronary sinus.
- Function
- It drains the diaphragmatic surface of the left ventricle.
- Body system
- Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
- FMA ID
- FMA4712 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)
Structures next to the posterior vein of ventricle
The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:
- Middle cardiac vein · cardiovascular
- Posterior interventricular branch of coronary artery · cardiovascular
- Posterior leaflet of mitral valve · cardiovascular
- Cavity of ventricle · cardiovascular
- Anterolateral head of lateral papillary muscle of ventricle · cardiovascular
- Sixth rib · skeletal
- Circumflex branch of coronary artery · cardiovascular
- Anterior leaflet of mitral valve · cardiovascular
- Coronary sinus · cardiovascular
- Wall of ventricle · cardiovascular
References
- Foundational Model of Anatomy: Posterior vein of ventricle (FMA4712). 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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