THE MAMMALIAN VENA CAVA POSTERIOR 



CHARLES F. W. MC CLURE AND GEORGE S. HUNTINGTON 



PLATE XXXIX 



V.A.M. 



I.V.C. 



S.I.V., 



L.S.A.. 



L.I.A.- 



rn 



H 

 H 



o 



> 



a 

 o 



S.I.V., left sup. intercostal vein; L.D.C., lower part of left duct of Cuvier; 

 L.S.A., left sup. azygos vein; L.I.A., left inf. azygos vein; B.R., right and left 

 renal veins; A.L., ascending lumbar; L.L., left lumbar veins; L.C.I., left common 

 iliac; C.B., common trunk uniting left lumbar veins and bringing them into 

 communication with inf. vena cava ; I.V.C., inf. vena cava ; S., right spermatic 

 artery; V.A.M., vena azygos major. 





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