Internal pudendal veins
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| Vein: Internal pudendal veins | |
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| The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Internal pudendal visible at bottom.) | |
| Latin | vena pudenda interna |
| Gray's | p.674 |
| Drains to | internal iliac vein |
| Artery | internal pudendal artery |
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, which ends in the internal iliac vein.
They receive the veins from the urethral bulb, and the perineal and inferior hemorrhoidal veins.
The deep dorsal vein of the penis communicates with the internal pudendal veins, but ends mainly in the pudendal plexus.
External links
- 13:06-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Gluteal Region: Pudendal Nerve and Internal Pudendal Vessels"
- 41:07-0105 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Perineum: The Sacrotuberous and the Sacrospinous Ligaments"
- Internal+pudendal+vein at eMedicine Dictionary
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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