Inferior phrenic vein

Inferior phrenic vein
The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries.
Details
Drains from	thoracic diaphragm
Drains to	inferior vena cava, others
Artery	inferior phrenic arteries
Identifiers
Latin	Venae phrenicae inferiores
TA	A12.3.09.002
FMA	70904
Anatomical terminology

The Inferior Phrenic Veins drain the diaphragm and follow the course of the inferior phrenic arteries;

• the right ends in the inferior vena cava;
• the left is often represented by two branches,
  • one of which ends in the left renal or suprarenal vein,
  • while the other passes in front of the esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm and opens into the inferior vena cava.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 679 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)