Uber Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: September 4, 2024
Preferred Name

posterior intercostal vein
Synonyms

venae intercostalis posterior

Definitions

The posterior intercostal veins are veins that drain the intercostal spaces posteriorly. They run with their corresponding posterior intercostal artery on the underside of the rib, the vein superior to the artery. Each vein also gives off a dorsal branch that drains blood from the muscles of the back. There are eleven posterior intercostal veins on each side. Their patterns are variable, but they are commonly arranged as: The 1st posterior intercostal vein, supreme intercostal vein, drains into the brachiocephalic vein or the vertebral vein. The 2nd and 3rd (and often 4th) posterior intercostal veins drain into the superior intercostal vein. The remaining posterior intercostal veins drain into the azygos vein on the right, or the hemiazygos vein on the left.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0012199

connected to

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001594

database_cross_reference

SCTID:89209000

Wikipedia:Posterior_intercostal_veins

FMA:4858

definition

The posterior intercostal veins are veins that drain the intercostal spaces posteriorly. They run with their corresponding posterior intercostal artery on the underside of the rib, the vein superior to the artery. Each vein also gives off a dorsal branch that drains blood from the muscles of the back. There are eleven posterior intercostal veins on each side. Their patterns are variable, but they are commonly arranged as: The 1st posterior intercostal vein, supreme intercostal vein, drains into the brachiocephalic vein or the vertebral vein. The 2nd and 3rd (and often 4th) posterior intercostal veins drain into the superior intercostal vein. The remaining posterior intercostal veins drain into the azygos vein on the right, or the hemiazygos vein on the left.

has_exact_synonym

venae intercostalis posterior

has_obo_namespace

uberon

id

UBERON:0012199

in_subset

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

label

posterior intercostal vein

notation

UBERON:0012199

prefLabel

posterior intercostal vein

present_in_taxon

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

disjointWith

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0012200

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0012197

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