Preferred Name

mesencephalic vein
Synonyms

msv

vena mesencephalica

venae mesencephalicae

Definitions

One of the several veins that drain the mesencephalon; the posterior ones are tributaries to the great cerebral vein; the lateral ones are tributaries to the basal vein. The main veins are: pontomesencephalic vein [TA] (vena pontomesencephalica [TA]), interpeduncular veins [TA] (venae interpedunculares [TA]), intercollicular vein [TA] (vena intercollicularis [TA]), and lateral mesencephalic vein [TA] (vena mesencephalica lateralis [TA])[MedLex]. The major vein of the midbrain, which crosses the midbrain medially to meet it's partner the mesencephalic artery[XAO].

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010205

alternative label

msv

vena mesencephalica

venae mesencephalicae

database_cross_reference

ZFA:0005092

SCTID:43225002

XAO:0004174

TAO:0005092

definition

One of the several veins that drain the mesencephalon; the posterior ones are tributaries to the great cerebral vein; the lateral ones are tributaries to the basal vein. The main veins are: pontomesencephalic vein [TA] (vena pontomesencephalica [TA]), interpeduncular veins [TA] (venae interpedunculares [TA]), intercollicular vein [TA] (vena intercollicularis [TA]), and lateral mesencephalic vein [TA] (vena mesencephalica lateralis [TA])[MedLex]. The major vein of the midbrain, which crosses the midbrain medially to meet it's partner the mesencephalic artery[XAO].

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has exact synonym

vena mesencephalica

venae mesencephalicae

has_obo_namespace

uberon

has_related_synonym

msv

id

UBERON:0010205

label

mesencephalic vein

notation

UBERON:0010205

note

One of the several veins that drain the mesencephalon; the posterior ones are tributaries to the great cerebral vein; the lateral ones are tributaries to the basal vein. The main veins are: pontomesencephalic vein [TA] (vena pontomesencephalica [TA]), interpeduncular veins [TA] (venae interpedunculares [TA]), intercollicular vein [TA] (vena intercollicularis [TA]), and lateral mesencephalic vein [TA] (vena mesencephalica lateralis [TA])[MedLex]. The major vein of the midbrain, which crosses the midbrain medially to meet it's partner the mesencephalic artery[XAO].

preferred label

mesencephalic vein

prefLabel

mesencephalic vein

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001638

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