Central veins of liver

Central veins of liver

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

Anatomical terminology

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]

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