Right marginal vein
| Right marginal vein | |
|---|---|
 Sternocostal surface of heart (right marginal vein not labeled, but is visible at bottom left) | |
| Details | |
| Drains to | Right atrium |
| Artery | Right marginal artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Vena marginalis dextra |
| TA98 | A12.3.01.011 |
| TA2 | 4167 |
| FMA | 4716 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The right marginal vein is a small vein that drains blood from the heart.[1] It passes along the inferior margin of the heart and joins the small cardiac vein (sometimes known as the right coronary vein) in the coronary sulcus, or opens directly into the right atrium.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 642 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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- ^ Standring, Susan. Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice (41 ed.). Elsevier Limited. pp. 994–1023. ISBN 978-0-7020-5230-9.