Profunda femoris vein
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| Vein: Profunda femoris vein | ||
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| Cross-section through the middle of the thigh. (Deep femoral artery and vein labeled at center top.) | ||
| Latin | vena profunda femoris | |
| Gray's | subject #173 672 | |
| Drains to | femoral vein | |
| Artery | profunda femoris artery | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | v_05/12851486 | |
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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 Scheme of the femoral artery. |
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Veins of lower limbs
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 digital - plantar arch - plantar metatarsal - common digital - plantar digital
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