Vena Phrenica (Noun)
Meaning
Either of two veins that drain the diaphragm.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The vena phrenica inferior is a vein that drains the inferior surface of the diaphragm and empties into the left suprarenal vein.
- The left superior vena phrenica and the left inferior vena phrenica join to form the left phrenic vein.
- There are two vena phrenica on each side of the diaphragm, a superior and an inferior, each draining the corresponding surface.
- Both the vena phrenica superior and the vena phrenica inferior are located between the diaphragm and the pericardium.
- The vena phrenica is one of the three main veins that drain the diaphragm, the others being the superior and inferior phrenic veins.