Anatomic Arrangement of the Hepatic Veins in the Goat

In gross anatomic and angiographic examinations of the hepatic veins of 15 goats, the following were seen: (i) The middle hepatic vein was formed by the contribution of two main branches, one branch coming from the quadrate lobe and the other branch from the right lobe. (ii) There were two right hepatic veins, one of them running along the caudate process and the other formed by branches coming from the dorsal part of the right lobe. (iii) The entrance of the middle hepatic vein, as well as the entrance of the left hepatic vein into the caudal vena cava were partly covered by valvelike membranous flaps.