Preferred Name

superior epigastric vein

Synonyms

venae epigastricae superiores

Definitions

A vein that drains into the internal thoracic vein, anastomosing with the inferior epigastric vein at the level of the umbilicus and drains the anterior part of the abdominal wall and some of the diaphragm. Along its course, it is accompanied by a similarly named artery, the superior epigastric artery.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007155

database_cross_reference

EMAPA:18761

Wikipedia:Superior_epigastric_vein

SCTID:286596001

FMA:4731

definition

A vein that drains into the internal thoracic vein, anastomosing with the inferior epigastric vein at the level of the umbilicus and drains the anterior part of the abdominal wall and some of the diaphragm. Along its course, it is accompanied by a similarly named artery, the superior epigastric artery.

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

venae epigastricae superiores

id

UBERON:0007155

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas

label

superior epigastric vein

notation

UBERON:0007155

prefLabel

superior epigastric vein

present_in_taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

tributary of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001589

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006356

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