Right umbilical vein becomes obliterated during the 2nd month
Fate of Umbilical Veins
Initially pass along liver, then enter liver participating on sinusoids formation
Proximal part of both and right left umbilical vein disappear
Peripheral part of left umbilical vein - in umbilical cord
Anastomosis with vena cava (right hepatocardial duct) – ductus venosus
After birth- ligamentum teres hepatis (from artery) and ligamentum venosum (from duct)
Ductus Venosus
A large venous shunt, the Ductus Venosus develops within the liver and connects the umbilical vein with inferior vena cava
The ductus venosus forms a bypass through the liver so that most of the blood directly transported from the placenta to the heart without passing through the capillaries of liver
Left umbilical vein anastomoses with the ductus venosus.
Vitelline Veins
Vitelline veins form plexus surrounding duodenum – pass septum transversum - sinusoids in liver
The vitelline veins drain into sinus venosus
Reduction of left sinus horn – blood flow enter right side of heart – right hepatocardiac channel – hepatocardiac portion of the inferior vena cava
Fate of Vitelline Veins
Network around duodenum – portal vein
Left vitelline vein except for hepatic part disappears
Right viteline vein – superior mesenteric vein
Formation of Hepatic & Portal Veins
The hepatic veins form from the remains of the Right vitelline vein in the region of developing liver
The Portal vein develops from an anastomostic network of vitelline veins around the duodenum
Common Cardinal Veins
There are two common cardinal veins right & left
Each common cardinal vein divided into Anterior cardinal vein bring the deoxygenated blood from cranial part of body & Posterior cardinal vein collects the blood from the caudal part of body
Ultimately the two common cardinal veins drain into respective horn of sinus venosus
Cardinal Veins
Cardinal Veins
During the eight week of development the anterior cardinal veins are connected to each other by means of an oblique anastomosing channel, that shunts the blood from left to right anterior cardinal vein
This anastomosing channel become the left Brachiocephalic Vein when the caudal part of left anterior cardinal vein degenerate.
Subcardinal Veins
The subcardinal and supracardinal veins are gradually replace and supplement the posterior cardinal vein
The subcardinal vein lies infront of gut
The subcardinal veins appear first and form the left renal vein, the suprarenal vein, the gonadal (testicular or ovarian) veins and a segment of inferior vena cava.
Supracardinal Veins
The supracardinal veins are disrupted in the region of kidneys behind the gut
Cranial to this region, they united by an anastomosis that form the Azygos and the hepatic veins
Caudal to the kidneys the left suprarenal vein degenerates but the Right supracardinal become the part of inferior vena cava
The IVC is formed due to shunt of the blood from left right site of caudal part of embryo