Oblique vein

Oblique vein of the left atrium
Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Oblique vein of the left atrium labeled at center left.)
Details
Drains from	left atrium
Drains to	coronary sinus
Identifiers
Latin	vena obliqua atrii sinistri
Dorlands /Elsevier	v_05/12851118
TA	A12.3.01.007
FMA	4715
Anatomical terminology []

The Oblique Vein of the Left Atrium (oblique vein of Marshall) is a small vessel which descends obliquely on the back of the left atrium and ends in the coronary sinus near its left extremity; it is continuous above with the ligament of the left vena cava (lig. venæ cavæ sinistræ vestigial fold of Marshall), and the two structures form the remnant of the left Cuvierian duct.

Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)