Middle cardiac vein

Middle cardiac vein
Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Middle cardiac vein labeled at bottom.)
Details
Drains toCoronary sinus
ArteryPosterior interventricular artery
Identifiers
Latinvena cardiaca media,
vena cordis media
TA98A12.3.01.009
TA24165
FMA4713
Anatomical terminology

The middle cardiac vein commences at the apex of the heart. It passes posteriorly along the inferior interventricular sulcus to end at the coronary sinus near the sinus' termination.[1]

  1. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 1093. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)