external pudendal vein
Information about external pudendal vein
| Vein: | ||
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| The left femoral triangle. (Superficial external pudendal vessels labeled at upper left.) | ||
| Latin | venae pudendae externae | |
| Source | superficial dorsal vein of the penis | |
| Drains to | great saphenous vein | |
| Artery | external pudendal artery | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | v_05/12851518 | |
See also
Veins of lower limbs | |
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| thigh | femoral • profunda femoris • popliteal |
| deep leg | fibular • anterior tibial • posterior tibial |
| superficial leg | small saphenous • great saphenous (extends to thigh) |
| foot | dorsal arch • dorsal metatarsal • dorsal digital • plantar arch • plantar metatarsal • common digital • plantar digital |
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
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Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
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Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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The superficial dorsal vein of the penis drains the prepuce and skin of the penis, and, running backward in the subcutaneous tissue, inclines to the right or left, and opens into the corresponding superficial external pudendal vein, a tributary of the great saphenous vein.
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The great saphenous vein, also greater saphenous vein, is the large (subcutaneous) superficial vein of the leg and thigh.
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It originates from where the dorsal vein of the first digit (the large toe) merges with the dorsal venous arch of the foot...... Click the link for more information.
External pudendal artery can refer to:
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- Superficial external pudendal artery
- Deep external pudendal artery
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The great saphenous vein, also greater saphenous vein, is the large (subcutaneous) superficial vein of the leg and thigh.
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It originates from where the dorsal vein of the first digit (the large toe) merges with the dorsal venous arch of the foot...... Click the link for more information.
The internal pudendal veins (internal pudic veins) are the venæ comitantes of the internal pudendal artery.
They begin in the deep veins of the penis which issue from the corpus cavernosum penis, accompany the internal pudendal artery, and unite to form a single vessel,
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They begin in the deep veins of the penis which issue from the corpus cavernosum penis, accompany the internal pudendal artery, and unite to form a single vessel,
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vein is a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart. The majority of veins in the body carry low-oxygen blood from the tissues back to the heart; the exceptions being the pulmonary and umbilical veins which both carry oxygenated blood.
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In common usage, a human leg is the lower limb of the body, extending from the hip to the ankle, and including the thigh, the knee, and the cnemis.[1] The largest bone in the human body, the femur, is in the leg.
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In the human body, the femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the femoral artery in the femoral sheath. It begins at the adductor canal (also known as Hunter's canal) and is a continuation of the popliteal vein.
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Profunda femoris vein (or deep femoral vein) is a large deep vein in the thigh.
Its course runs along side of the profunda femoris artery and it drains into the femoral vein.
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Its course runs along side of the profunda femoris artery and it drains into the femoral vein.
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The popliteal vein course runs along side the popliteal artery but carries the blood from the knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf back to the heart.
Its origin is defined by the junction of the posterior tibial vein and anterior tibial vein.
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Its origin is defined by the junction of the posterior tibial vein and anterior tibial vein.
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In anatomy, the fibular veins (also known as the peroneal veins) are accompanying veins (venae comitantes) of the fibular artery.
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In human anatomy, the anterior tibial vein of the lower limb carries blood from the anterior compartment of the leg to the popliteal vein which is forms when it joins with the posterior tibial vein.
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In anatomy, the posterior tibial vein of the lower limb carries blood from the posterior compartment and plantar surface of the foot to the popliteal vein which it forms when it joins with the anterior tibial vein.
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The small saphenous vein (also lesser saphenous vein), is a relatively large vein of the superficial posterior leg.
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Its origin is where the dorsal vein from the fifth digit (smallest toe) merges with the dorsal venous arch of the foot, which attaches to the..... Click the link for more information.
The great saphenous vein, also greater saphenous vein, is the large (subcutaneous) superficial vein of the leg and thigh.
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It originates from where the dorsal vein of the first digit (the large toe) merges with the dorsal venous arch of the foot...... Click the link for more information.
The dorsal venous arch of the foot is a superficial vein that connects the small saphenous vein and the great saphenous vein. Anatomically, it is defined by where the dorsal veins of the first and fifth digit, respectively, meet the great saphenous vein and small saphenous vein.
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The dorsal metatarsal veins are veins which drain the metatarsus of the foot.
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On the dorsum of the foot the dorsal digital veins receive, in the clefts between the toes, the intercapitular veins from the plantar cutaneous venous arch and join to form short common digital veins.
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plantar venous arch (or deep plantar venous arch) which lies alongside the plantar arterial arch.
From the deep plantar venous arch the medial and lateral plantar veins run backward close to the corresponding arteries and, after communicating with the great and small
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From the deep plantar venous arch the medial and lateral plantar veins run backward close to the corresponding arteries and, after communicating with the great and small
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The plantar metatarsal veins run backward in the metatarsal spaces and communicate, by means of perforating veins, with the veins on the dorsum of the foot, and unite to form the deep plantar venous arch which lies alongside the plantar arterial arch.
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common digital veins which unite across the distal ends of the metatarsal bones in a dorsal venous arch.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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The plantar digital veins arise from plexuses on the plantar surfaces of the digits, and, after sending intercapitular veins to join the dorsal digital veins, unite to form four metatarsal veins.
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