The azygos vein moves blood from your chest and abdomen to your heart. This important vein helps make sure your body gets the oxygen and nutrients it needs.
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The azygos vein is a unilateral vessel that ascends in the right posterior mediastinum along the right border of the inferior eight thoracic vertebrae. In some ...
The azygos vein pathway: an overview from anatomical variations ...
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Aug 30, 2014 · The azygos vein originates at the junction of the right ascending lumbar and subcostal veins, entering the chest through the aortic hiatus. It ...
They are small plexiform veins closely associated with the ventral side of the lumbar vertebral bodies dorsal to the aorta and its lumbar segmental branches.