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Vein of Central Canal
Skeletal System

Vein of Central Canal

Vena canalis centralis

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Structure/Morphology

The nutrient veins accompany the nutrient artery through the nutrient foramen and into bone marrow and the cortex. The nutrient veins smaller branches, known as the veins of the central canal, drain into the central venous sinus.

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Function

The vein of the central canal provides venous drainage to osteons.

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