Central veins of liver

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In microanatomy, the central vein of liver (or central venule)[1] is a vein at the center of each hepatic lobule.[2] It receives the blood mixed in the liver sinusoids to drain it into hepatic veins.[3]

Central veins of liver
A single lobule of the liver of a pig. X 60. (Central vein not labeled, though region is visible. Central vein would be a single vein at the center of the lobule.)
human central vein
Details
Drains fromLiver sinusoid
Drains toHepatic veins
Identifiers
Latinvenae centrales hepatis
TA98A05.8.01.059
TA23065
FMA71629
Anatomical terminology

References

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  1. ^ Anatomy photo: digestive/mammal/liver3/liver2 - Comparative Organology at University of California, Davis
  2. ^ "central veins of liver - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  3. ^ "central veins of liver" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
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