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Common Basal Vein of Left Lung
Cardiovascular System

Common Basal Vein of Left Lung

Vena basalis communis pulmonis sinistri

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Origin: Union of superior and inferior basal veins.

Course: Accompanies the inferior lobar bronchus of left lung.

Tributaries: Superior and inferior basal veins.

Drainage: Anteromedial, lateral, and posterior basal bronchopulmonary (and surrounding) segments of left lung.

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