Accessory hemiazygos vein | |
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![]() Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins (accessory hemiazygos vein visible at center-left) | |
![]() The venae cavae and azygos veins, with their tributaries | |
Details | |
Drains to | Hemiazygos vein, azygos vein |
Identifiers | |
Latin | vena hemiazygos accessoria, vena azygos minor superior |
TA98 | A12.3.07.005 |
TA2 | 4758 |
FMA | 5011 |
Anatomical terminology |
The accessory hemiazygos vein, also called the superior hemiazygous vein,[1] is a vein on the left side of the vertebral column that generally drains the fourth through eighth intercostal spaces on the left side of the body.[2]