The anterior cardinal veins (precardinal veins) contribute to the formation of the internal jugular veins and together with the common cardinal vein form the superior vena cava.
| Anterior cardinal vein | |
|---|---|
 Scheme of arrangement of parietal veins | |
 Human embryo with heart and anterior body-wall removed to show the sinus venosus and its tributaries. | |
| Details | |
| Carnegie stage | 13 |
| Gives rise to | Internal jugular veins and superior vena cava |
| System | Cardiovascular system |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | venae precardinalis |
| TE | cardinal vein_by_E5.11.2.2.2.2.2 E5.11.2.2.2.2.2 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The anastomosis between the two anterior cardinal veins develops into the left brachiocephalic vein.[1]
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Human embryo of about fourteen days, with yolk sac.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 520 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ Sadler, T. W. (2019). Langman's medical embryology (Fourteenth ed.). Philadelphia. ISBN 978-1-4963-8390-7. OCLC 1042400100.
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