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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Which of the following does not directly drain into right atrium ?
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The correct answer is  Great cardiac veinGreat cardiac vein does not directly drains into right atrium. It drains into coronary sinus, which in turn drains into right atrium.Veinous drainage of heaCoronary sinus : Opens into right atrium and has following tributries : (i) Great cardiac vein, (ii) Middle cardiac vein, (iii) Posterior vein of left ventricule, (iv) Small cardiac vein, (v) Oblique vein of left atrium and (vi) Sometimes right marginal vein.Anterior cardiac vein : Opens into right atrium.Venae cardis minimi (thebasian veins) : All these are extremely small veins in the walls of all the 4 <a class="ilgen" href=" of the hea</a>. They open directly into the respective chambers. They're most numerous in the right atrium.Right marginal vein : More often opens into right atrium but sometimes into coronary sinus.