NOUN
- any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates
How To Use cardinal vein In A Sentence
- The development of the inferior vena cava is associated with the formation of two veins, the subcardinal veins (Figs. 477, 478). V. Angiology. 3. Development of the Vascular System
- Above the level of the renal veins the right cardinal vein persists as the azygos vein and receives the right intercostal veins, while the hemiazygos veins are brought into communication with it by the development of transverse branches in front of the vertebral column (Figs. 479, 480) 33 V. Angiology. 3. Development of the Vascular System
- In this manner a single trunk, the inferior vena cava (Fig. 480), is formed, and consists of the proximal part of the ductus venosus, the prerenal part of the right subcardinal vein, the postrenal part of the right cardinal vein, and the cross branch which joins these two veins. V. Angiology. 3. Development of the Vascular System