Central veins of liver
Appearance
(Redirected from Vena centralis hepatis)
Central veins of liver | |
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![]() A single lobule of the liver of a pig. X 60. (Central vein not labeled, though region is visible. Central vein would be a single vein at the center of the lobule.) | |
human central vein | |
Details | |
Drains from | Liver sinusoid |
Drains to | Hepatic veins |
Identifiers | |
Latin | venae centrales hepatis |
TA98 | A05.8.01.059 |
TA2 | 3065 |
FMA | 71629 |
Anatomical terminology |
In microanatomy, the central vein of liver (or central venule)[1] is a vein at the center of each hepatic lobule.[2] It receives the blood mixed in the liver sinusoids to drain it into hepatic veins.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Anatomy photo: digestive/mammal/liver3/liver2 - Comparative Organology at University of California, Davis
- ^ "central veins of liver - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ "central veins of liver" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
External links
[edit]- Histology image: 15505loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University
- Histology at okstate.edu
- Histology at ntu.edu.tw
- Diagrams at vanderbilt.edu