supreme intercostal vein

(noun)

A paired vein that drains the first intercostal space on its corresponding side.

Related Terms

  • azygos vein system
  • internal thoracic vein
  • inferior vena cava
  • superior vena cava
  • mediastinum
  • costal

Examples of supreme intercostal vein in the following topics:

  • Veins of the Thorax

    • Bilaterally, it arises from the superior epigastric vein, accompanies the internal thoracic artery along its course, and terminates in the brachiocephalic vein.
    • The supreme intercostal vein is a paired vein that drains the first intercostal space on its corresponding side.
    • It usually drains into the brachiocephalic vein.
    • The renal veins from the kidney and hepatic veins of the liver drain directly into the inferior vena cava.
    • Additionally, the superior and inferior phrenic veins drain the diaphragm and usually open into the internal mammary vein and inferior vena cava, respectively.
  • Development of the Heart

    • While the arterial system develops mainly from the aortic arches, the venous system arises from three bilateral veins during weeks four through eight of human development.
    • Approximately 30 posterolateral branches arise off the aorta and will form the intercostal arteries, upper and lower extremity arteries, lumbar arteries, and the lateral sacral arteries.
    • The human venous system develops mainly from the vitelline veins, the umbilical veins and the cardinal veins, all of which empty into the sinus venosus.
  • Thoracic Aorta

    • The thoracic aorta's relation, from above downward, is as follows: anteriorly with the root of the left lung, the pericardium, the esophagus and the diaphragm; posteriorly with the vertebral column; on the right side with the hemiazygos veins and thoracic duct; and on the left side with the left pleura and lung.
    • The posterior intercostal arteries are branches that originate throughout the length of the posterior aspect of the thoracic aorta.
  • Laissez-Faire and the Supreme Court

    • During the Lochner Era, the Supreme Court advocated a laissez-faire economic policy.
    • Supreme Court case that held that the notion of a "liberty of contract" was implicit in the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
    • In a similar vein, Adam Smith viewed the economy as a natural system and the market as an organic part of that system.
    • Parrish (1937), in which the Supreme Court took a much broader view of the government's power to regulate economic activities.
    • Supreme Court (1895–1909), and author of the Court's opinion in Lochner v.
  • Development of the Cardiovascular System

    • Approximately 30 posterolateral branches arise off the aorta and will form the intercostal arteries, upper and lower extremity arteries, lumbar arteries, and the lateral sacral arteries.
    • The human venous system develops mainly from the vitelline,umbilical, and cardinal veins, all of which empty into the sinus venosus.
  • "We the People"

    • In this same vein, courts will not answer hypothetical questions about a statute's constitutionality.
    • While each state was originally recognized as sovereign unto itself, the post-Civil War Supreme Court held that the United States consists of only one sovereign nation with respect to foreign affairs and international relations.
    • The Court has recognized the federal government's supreme power over those limited matters entrusted to it.
    • Sometimes, as a means to explain the US system of state sovereignty, the Supreme Court has even analogized the states as being foreign countries in relation to each other.
    • However, each state's sovereignty is limited by the US Constitution, which is the supreme law of both the United States as a nation and each state.
  • "The People"

    • A state is said to be "sovereign" if any of its ruling inhabitants are the supreme authority over it, a concept distinct from mere land-title or ownership.
    • While each state was originally recognized as sovereign unto itself, the post-Civil War Supreme Court held that the United States of America consists of only one sovereign nation with respect to foreign affairs and international relations; the individual states may not conduct foreign relations.
    • The federal government exercises its supreme power not as a unitary entity, but instead via the three coordinate branches of the government (legislative, executive, and judicial), each of which has its own prescribed powers and limitations under the Constitution.
    • In the same vein, courts will not answer hypothetical questions about the constitutionality of a statute.
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