Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System

Synonyms: Veins

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed

A

Older Terminology	Modern Usage
Angulus venosus s. venous angle (right and left).	Junction of internal jugular and subclavian veins.
A. anonyma iliaca.	V. common iliac.
Vv. anonymae dextra et sinistra.	Vv. brachiocephalicae (dextra et sinistra) (right and left brachiocephalic).
Venosus artery.	Pulmonary trunk.
Vv. articulares mandibulae.	Vv. articulares temporomandibulares.
V. ascendens.	V. anterior cerebral.
Vv. auditiva internae.	Vv. labyrinthi.
V. azygos minor.	V. hemiazygos.
V. azygos sinistra.	V. hemiazygos.
V. azyga magna.	V. azygos.

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B

V. basalis Rosenthali.	V. basalis.
V. basilaris.	V. anterior cerebral.

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C

V. canalis pterygoidei Vidii.	V. canalis pterygoidei.
Vv. cardiac veins.	Vv. cordis.
V. carotis externa.	V. external facial.
V. cava ascendens.	V. inferior vena cava.
V. cava descendens.	V. superior vena cava.
V. cephalica internus.	V. internal jugular.
V. cerebralis magna.	V. great cerebral.
V. cerebralis magna Galeni.	V. great cerebral.
V. cerebri anterior.	V. anterior cerebral.
Vv. cerebri internus communis.	V. great cerebral.
V. cerebri magna Galeni.	V. cerebri magna (great cerebral).
V. cerebri media.	V. deep middle cerebral.
V. cerebri media.	V. cerebri media superficialis (superficial middle cerebral).
V. cerebri mediana inferior.	V. deep middle cerebral.
Vv. cerebri posterior inferior.	V. deep middle cerebral.
V. choroidea.	V. choroid.
V. choroidea lateralis.	V. choroid.
V. choroidea lateralis externa.	V. choroid.
Vv. choroideae oculi.	Vv. vorticosae (vorticose).
Vv. ciliares posterior.	Vv. vorticose (from posterior ciliary).
V. common facial.	V. facialis (facial).
V. cordis magna	V. great cardiac
V. coronaria dextra.	V. small cardiac.
V coronaria magna.	V. great coronary.
V. coronaria parva.	V. small cardiac.
V. coronaria sinistra.	V. great cardiac.
V. coronaria ventriculi.	V. left gastric.
V. coronaria ventriculi.	V. gastrica sinistra (left gastric) or dextra (right or dextra gastric).
V. coronaria ventriculi sinistra.	V. gastric sinistra (left gastric).
V. corporis callosi.	V. anterior cerebral branch to corpus callosum.
V. corporis striati.	V. thalamostriate.
V. cutanea colli majoris.	V. external jugular.
V. cutanea colli posterioris.	V. external jugular.
V. cutanea radialis.	V. cephalic.
V. cutanea ulnaris.	V. basilic.

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D

Vv. digitales palmares.	Vv. digitales volares communes.
Vv. digitales volares propriae.	Vv. digitales palmares.
Vv. dorsales penis subcutaneae.	Vv. dorsales penis superficiales (superficial dorsal veins of penis).
V. dorsalis penis.	V. dorsal of penis.
V. dorsalis penis mediana.	V. dorsal of penis.
V. dorsi nasi superioris.	V. nasalis (external nasal).
Drosselblutader.	V. jugular.

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E

V. emissarium.	V. emissaria.
V. emissarium condyloideum.	V. emissaria condylaris.

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F

V. facialis anterior.	V. facial.
V. facialis communis.	V. facial.
V. facialis cutaneae communis.	V. facial.
V. facialis externis.	V. external facial.
V. facialis interna.	V. facial.
V. facialis posterior.	V. retromandibularis (retromandibular).
Vv. fibulares.	Vv. peroneae (peroneal).
Vv. fibulares or fibular.	Vv. peroneae (peroneal).
V. fossa Sylvii.	V. deep middle cerebral.

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G

V. Galeni.	V. great cerebral.
V. gastrica dextra.	V. coronaria ventriculi.
V. grande trachelienne externa.	V. deep cervical.

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H

Vv. haemorrhoidales inferiores.	Vv. rectales inferiores (inferior rectal).
V. hypogastrica.	V. iliaca interna (internal iliac).
V. hypogastrica.	V. internal iliac.

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I

V. iliaca.	V. common iliac.
V. iliaca communis.	V. common iliac.
V. iliaca primitiva.	V. common iliac.

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J

V. jugularis cephalica.	V. internal jugular.
V. jugularis communis.	V. brachiocephalic.
V. jugularis communis.	V. internal jugular.
V. jugularis externa posterioris.	V. external jugular.

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L

Large azygos vein	.Azygos vein
Left lower azygos vein	Hemiazygos vein
Left upper azygos vein	Accessory hemiazygos vein
V. large azygos.	V. azygos.
V. left marginal.	V. posterior cardiac.
V. lienalis.	V. gastrolienal or splenic.
V. longitudinalis inferioris.	Inferior sagittal sinus.
Vv. lumbales.	Vv. lumbar.
Vv. lumbales transversae.	Vv. lumbar.

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M

V. magna cordis.	V. great cardiac.
Vv. majores cerebrales periphericae superioris.	Vv. superior cerebral.
V. mammaria interna.	V. thoracica interna (internal thoracic).
V. maxillaris externa.	V. facial.
V. mediani.	V. median cubital.
V. mediana antibrachii.	V. median cubital.
V. mesenteric magna.	V. superior mesenteric.
V. mesenterica.	V. superior mesenteric.
V. mesenterica superioris.	V. superior mesenteric.
Vv. metacarpeae volares.	Vv. metacarpeae palmares (palmar metacarpal).

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O

V. obliqua atrii sinistri Marshalli.	V. obliqua atrii sinistri.
V. ophthalmic cerebralis.	V. superior ophthalmic.
V. ophthalmica externa.	V. inferior ophthalmic.
V. ophthalmica facialis.	V. inferior ophthalmic.
V. ophthalmica inferioris.	V. inferior ophthalmic.
V. ophthalmica internus.	V. superior ophthalmic.
V. ophthalmica superioris.	V. superior mesenteric.

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P

V. palatina.	V. palatina externa (external palatine).
Vv. parotideae posteriores.	Vv. parotideae.
Vv. parumbilicales Sappeyi.	Vv. paraumbilicales.
Vv. perforantes femoris.	Vv. perforantes.
Vv. Pfortader.	V. portal.
Vv. phrenicae.	Vv. inferior phrenic.
Vv. phrenicae superiores.	Vv. pericardiacophrenic.
Plexus pharyngeus.	Pharyngeal plexus.
Plexus pharyngeus superficialis.	Pharyngeal plexus.
Plexus spermaticus.	Plexus pampiniformis.
Plica venae cave sinistrae.	Vestigial fold (Marshall).
V. portae.	V. portal.
V. portarum.	V. portal.
V. posterior interventricular.	V. middle cardiac.
V. prepylorica.	V. coronaria ventriculi.
Vv. pulmonales sinistrae.	Vv. pulmonalis inferior sinistra and pulmonalis superior sinistra.

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R

Receptaculum.	Cavernous sinus.
V. reflexa.	V. thalamostriate.
V. right azygos.	V. azygos.

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S

V. saphena parva	Small saphenous vein.
V. satellite du nerf lingual.	V. dorsal lingual.
V. septi lucidi.	V. septi pellucidi.
Sinus alae parvae.	Sphenoparietal sinus.
Sinus basilaris posterior.	Occipital sinus.
Sinus caroticus.	Cavernous sinus.
Sinus communis venarum cardiacarum.	Coronary sinus.
Sinus falciformis superioris.	Superior sagittal sinus.
Sinus lateralis.	Transverse sinus.
Sinus longitudinalis.	Superior sagittal sinus.
Sinus obliquus.	Straight sinus.
Sinus perpendicularis.	Straight sinus.
Sinus petrobasilaris.	Superior petrosal sinus.
Sinus petrosal profundus.	Inferior petrosal sinus.
Sinus petrosal superficialis.	Superior petrosal sinus.
Sinus quartus.	Straight sinus.
Sinus rectus.	Straight sinus.
Sinus sagittalis minor.	Inferior sagittal sinus.
Sinus tentorii.	Straight sinus.
Sinus rectus.	Straight sinus.
Sinus sagittalis minor.	Inferior sagittal sinus.
Sinus tentorii.	Straight sinus.
Sinus tentorii lateralis.	Superior petrosal sinus.
Sinus tentorii medius.	Straight sinus.
Sinus tentorii posterior and sinus sigmoideus.	Transverse sinus.
Sinus triangularis.	Superior sagittal sinus.
Sinus venae coronarie.	Coronary sinus.
Sinus venae coronarie magnae proprius.	V. great coronary.
Sinus venarum (cavarum).	Portion of right atrium lying to left of sulcus terminalis.
Sinus venarum s. saccus reuniens.	Right atrium lying to left of sulcus terminalis.
Sinus venosus.	Right atrium.
Small azygos vein	Accessory hemiazygos vein
V. subrenalis.	V. renal capsular.
Vv. sus-hepatique.	Vv. hepatic.

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T

V. temporalis communis.	V. external facial.
V. temporalis profundus.	V. middle temporal.
V. temporalis superficialis anterior.	V. superficial temporal.
V. temporo-maxillaris.	V. external facial.
V. terminalis.	V. thalamostriate.
Torcular Herophili.	Confluens of dural sinuses.
V. trachélienne interieur.	V. vertebral.
V. transversa colic.	V. middle colic.
Trou de Botal	Ductus arteriosus
Truncus colic.	V. middle colic.
Truncus anonymus.	V. brachiocephalic.

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V

Vagina Vasorum.	Carotid sheath.
V. velata.	V. thalamostriate.
Vena anonyma brachiocephalica.	V. brachiocephalic.
R. venae cephalicae anterioris anticus.	V. facial.
V. vertebralis externa.	V. deep cervical.
V. vertebralis interna.	V. vertebral.
V. vertebralis lateralis.	V. vertebral.
V. vertebralis posterior.	V. deep cervical.
V. vertebralis profunda.	V. vertebral.
V. vertebralis superficialis.	V. deep cervical.
Vv. vertebro-costales.	Vv. intercostal.
Vv. vertebro-lumbares.	Vv. lumbar.
Vestigial fold (Marshall).	Pericardial fold between left pulmonary artery and subjacent pulmonary vein. Contains "fibrous vestige" of left superior vena cava (duct of Cuvier).

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Z

Zeltblutleiter.

Straight sinus.

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