Central veins of liver

Central veins of liver
A single lobule of the liver of a pig. X 60. (Central vein not labeled, though region is visible. Central vein would be a single vein at the center of the lobule. See external links for clearer and more modern representations.)
human central vein
Details
Drains from	liver sinusoid
Drains to	hepatic veins
Identifiers
Latin	venae centrales hepatis
TA	A05.8.01.059
FMA	71629
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The central veins of liver (or central venules)^[1] are veins found at the center of hepatic lobules (one vein at each lobule center).

They receive the blood mixed in the liver sinusoids and return it to circulation via the hepatic veins.^[2]

References

To azygos system

To IVC or left renal vein

Unpaired

posterior:	iliolumbar superior gluteal lateral sacral

anterior:	inferior gluteal obturator uterine ♀ uterine plexus ♀ vesical vesical plexus prostatic plexus ♂ deep of penis ♂/clitoris ♀ posterior scrotal ♂/labial ♀ vaginal plexus/vein ♀ middle rectal internal pudendal inferior rectal bulb of penis ♂/vestibule ♀ rectal plexus

Splenic	short gastric left gastroepiploic pancreatic inferior mesenteric superior rectal left colic

Superior mesenteric	right gastroepiploic pancreaticoduodenal jejunal ileal middle colic right colic ileocolic appendicular

Direct	cystic left gastric/esophageal right gastric paraumbilical

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