| 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: | facial lymphatic sprout |
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| Synonyms: | FLS |
| Definition: | Lymphangiogenic sprout that originates from the common cardinal vein and extends along the primary head sinus. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005836] |