sinus venosus

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Introduction

A cavity at the caudal end of the embryonic cardiac tube upon which veins of the embryonic & extraembryonic circulation converge. In the adult it forms the sinus of the vena cava in the right atrium.

Pathology

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References

  1. DeGowin & DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, 6th edition, RL DeGowin (ed), McGraw Hill, NY 1994, pg 868
  2. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 45-46
  3. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998