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  2. Hemiazygos vein - Wikipedia

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    The hemiazygos vein and the accessory hemiazygos vein, when taken together, essentially serve as the left-sided equivalent of the azygos vein. [2] That is, the azygos vein serves to drain most of the posterior intercostal veins on the right side of the body, and the hemiazygos vein and the accessory hemiazygos vein drain most of the posterior intercostal veins on the left side of the body. [2]

  3. Accessory hemiazygos vein - Wikipedia

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    The accessory hemiazygos vein varies inversely in size with the left superior intercostal vein.. It usually receives the posterior intercostal veins from the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th intercostal spaces between the left superior intercostal vein and highest tributary of the hemiazygos vein; [3] the left bronchial vein sometimes opens into it.

  4. Ascending lumbar vein - Wikipedia

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    the azygos vein (in the case of the right ascending lumbar vein). [1] [2] the hemiazygos vein (in the case of the left ascending lumbar vein). [1] The first and second lumbar veins ends in the ascending lumbar vein(the third and fourth lumbar veins open into the posterior aspect of the inferior vena cava)

  5. Aortic hiatus - Wikipedia

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    The aortic hiatus is a midline [1]: 185 opening in the posterior part of the diaphragm giving passage to the descending aorta as well as the thoracic duct, and variably the azygos and hemiazygos veins. [2] It is the lowest and most posterior of the large apertures. [citation needed]

  6. Azygos vein - Wikipedia

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    The azygos vein transports deoxygenated blood from the posterior walls of the thorax and abdomen into the superior vena cava.. It is formed by the union of the ascending lumbar veins with the right subcostal veins at the level of the 12th thoracic vertebra, ascending to the right of the descending aorta and thoracic duct, passing behind the right crus of diaphragm, anterior to the vertebral ...

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  8. Bronchial veins - Wikipedia

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    The bronchial veins are small vessels that return blood from the larger bronchi and structures at the roots of the lungs. The right side drains into the azygos vein , while the left side drains into the left superior intercostal vein or the accessory hemiazygos vein .

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    This is a light, cold-pressed California oil that fans say is tasty enough for fancy recipes and straight-up dips alike. We first learned about Garten's fave after Bon Appetit studied her home ...