Name: | common cardinal vein |
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Synonyms: | duct of Cuvier |
Definition: | Bilaterally paired longitudinal vein; the anterior cardinal returns blood from the head, and the posterior cardinal returns it from the trunk; these two vessels join together on each side as the common cardinal vein (duct of Cuvier; misnamed the vitelline vein) that leads across the yolk cell to the heart's sinus venosus. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000186] |
Name: | blood vessel endothelium |
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Definition: | The vascular endothelium that lines blood vasculature. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005257] |