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anterior vertebral vein

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0039186


A vein that commences in a plexus around the transverse processes of the upper cervical vertebræ, descends in company with the ascending cervical artery between the Scalenus anterior and Longus capitis muscles, and opens into the terminal part of the vertebral vein. [ https://www.imaios.com/en/e-Anatomy/Anatomical-Parts/Anterior-vertebral-vein ]

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UBERON:0039186

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Anterior vertebral vein

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