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Common Cardinal Vein

Description:

The common cardinal vein, also known as the common cardinal sinus, is a major blood vessel found in vertebrates. It plays a crucial role in the circulatory system by carrying deoxygenated blood from various parts of the body to the heart.

Senses:

1. Noun: The large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart.
2. Noun: The main venous channel in the embryo.
3. Noun: One of the four principal embryonic veins that divide the cardinal sinus into a series of segments.

Sample Sentences:

1. The common cardinal vein drains blood from the head and upper body into the heart.
2. During development, the common cardinal vein undergoes significant remodeling.
3. The division of the common cardinal vein into segments is a crucial step in embryonic vascular development.

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