1) Vein of the torso
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The coronary sinus is a collection of veins joined together to form a large vessel that collects blood from the heart muscle (myocardium). It delivers deoxygenated blood to the right atrium, as do the superior and inferior vena cava. It is present in all mammals, including humans. The coronary sinus opens into the right atrium, at the coronary sin...
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(from the article `human cardiovascular system`) ...from all tissues except the lungs. Three veins empty into the right atrium, the superior and inferior venae cavae, bringing blood from the upper ...
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A short trunk receiving most of the cardiac veins, beginning at the junction of the great cardiac vein and the oblique vein of the left atrium, running in the posterior part of the coronary sulcus and emptying into the right atrium between the inferior vena cava and the atrioventricular orifice. ... Synonym: sinus coronarius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... ...
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the dilated terminal portion of the great cardiac vein, receiving blood from other veins draining the heart muscle and emptying into the right atrium.
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The end portion of the cardiac vein which empties into the right atrium.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a short trunk receiving most of the cardiac veins, beginning at the junction of the great cardiac vein and the oblique vein of the left atrium, running in the posterior part of the coronary sulcus and emptying into the right atrium between the inferior vena cava and the atrioventricular orifice. Synonyms: sinus coronarius...
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A large venous channel on the posterior surface of the heart into which the cardiac veins drain.
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The coronary sinus is a blood vessel that carries blood from the cardiac veins into the right atrium of the heart.
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n] - a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart
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sinus coronarius noun a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart; empties into the right atrium
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a large venous channel in the heart wall that receives blood via the coronary veins and empties into the right atrium.
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