Internal iliac vein
| Vein: Internal iliac vein | |
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| The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. | |
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| The iliac veins. (Int. iliac visible at center.) | |
| Latin | Vena iliaca interna, vena hypogastrica |
| Gray's | p.673 |
| Artery | Internal iliac artery |
The internal iliac vein (hypogastric vein) begins near the upper part of the greater sciatic foramen, passes upward behind and slightly medial to the Internal iliac artery and, at the brim of the pelvis, joins with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein.
Tributaries
With the exception of the fetal umbilical vein which passes upward and backward from the umbilicus to the liver, and the iliolumbar vein which usually joins the common iliac vein, the tributaries of the Internal Iliac vein correspond with the branches of the Internal iliac artery.
| Receives | Description |
| superior gluteal veins inferior gluteal veins internal pudendal veins obturator veins | have their origins outside the pelvis; |
| lateral sacral veins | lie in front of the sacrum |
| middle hemorrhoidal vein vesical vein uterine vein vaginal veins | originate in venous plexuses connected with the pelvic viscera. |
Additional images
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Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins.
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Pelvic contents: male.Superior view.Deep dissection.
External links
- Internal+iliac+vein at eMedicine Dictionary
- Photo of model at Waynesburg College circulation/rightinternaliliacvein
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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