Common iliac vein

Common iliac vein
Veins of the abdomen and lower limb - inferior vena cava, common iliac vein, external iliac vein, internal iliac vein, femoral vein and their tributaries. The aorta and its bifurcation (unlabeled) appear in red.
Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac and hypogastric plexuses. (Common iliac vein labeled at lower right.)
Details
Latin	Vena iliaca communis
Drains from	Pelvis and lower limbs
Source	External iliac veins and internal iliac veins
Drains to	Inferior vena cava
Artery	Common iliac arteries
Identifiers
Gray's	p.677
Dorlands /Elsevier	v_05/12850542
TA	A12.3.10.001
FMA	14333
Anatomical terminology

In human anatomy, the common iliac veins are formed by the external iliac veins and internal iliac veins. The left and right common iliac veins come together in the abdomen at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra,^[1] forming the inferior vena cava. They drain blood from the pelvis and lower limbs.

Both common iliac veins are accompanied along their course by common iliac arteries.

Additional images

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  Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins.

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  The venae cavae and azygos veins with their tributaries.

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  The veins of the right half of the male pelvis.

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  Scheme showing relative positions of primary lymph sacs.

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  Common iliac vein

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  Lumbar and sacral plexus. Deep dissection. Anterior view.

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  Lumbar and sacral plexus. Deep dissection. Anterior view.

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  Lumbar and sacral plexus. Deep dissection. Anterior view.

References

External links

• Gray's s173 - "The Veins of the Lower Extremity, Abdomen, and Pelvis"