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The left anterior cardinal vein forms the

DEVELOPMENT OF left internal and external jugular veins.

VENOUS SYSTEM The cephalic duct remains and forms a


vein called brachiocephalic that

communicates with the right jugular
veins that are internal and external.

The right cardinal vein forms the


inferior part of the superior vena cava.

The left common cardinal vein forms a


VCCD new vein in the left atrium called the
VCCI

oblique or margin vein.


The left venous horn formed the
coronary venous sinus, which is the The first portion comes from the
sinoatrial foramen. subcardinal systems and is known as

the prerenal portion.

From the anastomosis of the


The sinoatrial foramen decreases and subcardinal and supracardinal
thus brings the inferior vena cava to systems comes the renal portion of

the right side.

When the umbilical cord is cut there is no


the inferior vena cava.

From the supracardinal systems


more circulation IN THE UMBILICAL VEIN. comes the postrenal portion of the
and that becomes a ligament of the inferior vena cava and below it ends
ductus venosus that becomes the venous in the external and internal iliac
ligament of the liver, and the umbilical veins.
vein from which the cord was cut
becomes the round ligament of the liver.


Beneath the
liver portion is
the
infrahepatic
portion of the
inferior vena
cava, which
divides into
three portions.

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