Central veins of liver
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. See external links for clearer and more modern representations.) | |
human central vein | |
Details | |
Drains from | liver sinusoid |
Drains to | hepatic veins |
Identifiers | |
Latin | venae centrales hepatis |
TA | A05.8.01.059 |
FMA | 71629 |
The central vein of liver (or central venules)[1] are veins found at the center of a "classic" hepatic lobule.
They receive the blood mixed in the liver sinusoids and return it to circulation via the hepatic vein.[2]
References
- ↑ Anatomy photo: digestive/mammal/liver3/liver2 - Comparative Organology at University of California, Davis
- ↑ "central veins of liver" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
External links
- Histology image: 15505loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University
- Histology at okstate.edu
- Histology at ntu.edu.tw
- Diagrams at vanderbilt.edu
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