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- Dorsal venous network of handRete venosum dorsale manusA web of superficial veins on the back of the hand that collects the finger veins and gives rise to the cephalic and basilic veins.
- External iliac veinVena iliaca externaA paired pelvic vein continuing the femoral vein from the inguinal ligament along the pelvic brim to the front of the sacroiliac joint.
- External jugular veinVena iugularis externaA large superficial vein that crosses the side of the neck from the angle of the jaw to the subclavian vein.
- Facial veinVena facialisThe main vein of the face, running from beside the nose down across the cheek and jaw into the neck.
- Femoral veinVena femoralisThe main deep vein of the thigh, running from the adductor hiatus up to the inguinal ligament beside the femoral artery.
- Fibular veinsVenae fibularesPaired deep veins of the leg that accompany the fibular artery close to the fibula and empty into the posterior tibial veins.
- Genicular veinsVenae genicularesVeins around the knee that accompany the genicular arteries and drain the joint and its surroundings into the popliteal vein.
- Great cardiac veinVena magna cordisThe largest tributary of the coronary sinus, climbing the anterior interventricular groove and curving left round the heart to its back.
- Great saphenous veinVena saphena magnaThe long superficial vein of the lower limb, running from the inner foot up the leg and thigh to the femoral vein.
- Hemi-azygos veinVena hemiazygaA vein beside the lower thoracic spine on the left that drains the lower left chest wall and crosses the midline to join the azygos.
- Hepatic portal veinVena portae hepatisThe short, wide vein that carries blood from the gut, spleen, pancreas and gallbladder into the liver, formed at the pancreatic neck.
- Hepatic veinsVenae hepaticaeThe valveless veins that carry blood out of the liver and open directly into the inferior vena cava behind it.
- Iliolumbar veinVena iliolumbalisA paired vein of the posterior abdominal wall that accompanies the iliolumbar artery and drains the iliac fossa and lower lumbar region.
- Inferior epigastric veinVena epigastrica inferiorA paired vein of the lower anterior abdominal wall that rises with the inferior epigastric artery and empties into the external iliac vein.
- Inferior gluteal veinsVenae gluteae inferioresPaired companion veins of the inferior gluteal artery that drain the lower buttock and back of the upper thigh into the internal iliac vein.
- Inferior labial veinsVenae labiales inferioresSmall veins of the lower lip and chin that carry blood into the facial vein near the corner of the mouth.
- Inferior mesenteric veinVena mesenterica inferiorA vein of the posterior abdominal wall that drains the left colon, sigmoid colon and rectum and usually ends in the splenic vein.
- Inferior ophthalmic veinVena ophthalmica inferiorA vein of the lower orbit that drains muscles and tissues below the eye towards the cavernous sinus and the pterygoid plexus.
- Inferior petrosal sinusSinus petrosus inferiorA paired dural venous sinus on the skull base, carrying blood from the cavernous sinus to the internal jugular vein.
- Inferior sagittal sinusSinus sagittalis inferiorA small midline dural venous sinus running along the free lower edge of the falx cerebri, above the corpus callosum.
- Inferior vena cava (abdominal part)Vena cava inferior (pars abdominis)The long abdominal stretch of the body's largest vein, rising from L5 on the right of the spine to the caval opening of the diaphragm.
- Inferior vena cava (thoracic part)Vena cava inferior (part thoracica)The very short final segment of the inferior vena cava, running from the diaphragm through the pericardium into the right atrium.
- Intercapitular veins of footVenae intercapitulares pedisShort connecting veins that pass between the heads of the metatarsal bones, carrying blood from the sole of the foot up to the dorsal veins.
- Internal iliac veinVena iliaca internaA short, wide paired pelvic vein that gathers blood from the pelvis and buttock and joins the external iliac vein at the pelvic brim.