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Preferred Label : anterior cardinal vein;

Uberon definition : One of the the two paired cardinal veins draining the cephalic part of the body.;

Uberon synonym : rostral cardinal vein;

Uberon related term : precardinal vein; rostral cardinal veins; superior cardinal vein; ACV;

Uberon Homology note : In primitive vertebrates, the basic early embryonic pattern is retained, and blood from anterior and posterior systemic tissues is returned in anterior and posterior cardinal veins, both pairs of veins uniting in common cardinal veins near the heart. In derived vertebrates, the cardinals appear but usually persist only in the embryo, being functionally replaced by alternative adult vessels, the precava and postcava (anterior and posterior venae cavae).[well established][VHOG];

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One of the the two paired cardinal veins draining the cephalic part of the body.

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31/05/2025


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