Ascending lumbar vein

Ascending lumbar vein

Infobox Vein
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = vena lumbalis ascendens
GraySubject = 172
GrayPage = 667


Caption = The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries.
DrainsFrom = lateral sacral veins
DrainsTo = azygos vein, hemiazygos vein
Artery =
MeshName =
MeshNumber =
DorlandsPre = v_05
DorlandsSuf = 12850866
The ascending lumbar vein is a vein that runs up through the lumbar region on the side of the vertebral column.

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The ascending lumbar vein is a paired structure (i.e. one each for the right and left sides of the body). It starts at the lateral sacral veins, and it runs superiorly, intersecting with the lumbar veins as it crosses them.

When the ascending lumbar vein crosses the subcostal vein, it becomes one of the following:
* the azygos vein (in the case of the "right" ascending lumbar vein)
* the hemiazygos vein (in the case of the "left" ascending lumbar vein)

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