Übersetzung für 'azygos' von Englisch nach Deutsch

azygos {adj}

azygosspec.

unpaarspec.

azygischspec.

unpaarigspec.

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azygos vein [Vena azygos]

Vena azygos {f}anat.

• It also joins with the azygos vein (which runs on the right side of the vertebral column) and venous plexuses next to the spinal cord.
• The esophageal veins drain blood from the esophagus to the azygos vein, in the thorax, and to the inferior thyroid vein in the neck.
• Esophageal and paraesophageal varices are supplied primarily by the left gastric vein (due to flow reversal) and typically drain into the azygos/hemiazygos venous system.
• The crura connect to form an arch, behind which is the aortic hiatus, through which pass the aorta, the azygos vein, and the thoracic duct.
• The superior phrenic vein, i.e., the vein accompanying the pericardiacophrenic artery, usually opens into the azygos vein.

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• The carina occurs at the lower end of the trachea - usually at the level of the 4th to 5th thoracic vertebra. The azygos vein crosses right to the trachea above the carina.
• The middle genicular artery (azygos articular artery) is a small branch of the popliteal artery. It supplies parts of the knee joint.
• He is sometimes is said to have discovered the valves in the vena azygos.
• Variations in the fissures are fairly common being either incompletely formed or present as an extra fissure as in the azygos fissure, or absent.
• The diaphragm drains blood into the brachiocephalic veins, azygos veins, and veins that drain into the inferior vena cava and left suprarenal vein.

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• An azygos lobe is usually an incidental finding on chest x-ray or CT scan.
• The right aortic intercostals are longer than the left because of the position of the aorta on the left side of the vertebral column; they pass across the bodies of the vertebrae behind the esophagus, thoracic duct, and azygos vein, and are covered by the right lung and pleura.