Internal pudendal veins
Internal pudendal veins | |
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Details | |
Drains to | Internal iliac vein |
Artery | Internal pudendal artery |
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Latin | Vena pudenda interna |
TA | A12.3.10.019 |
FMA | 18917 |
The internal pudendal veins (internal pudic veins) are a set of veins in the pelvis. They are the venae 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.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy photo:13:06-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Gluteal Region: Pudendal Nerve and Internal Pudendal Vessels"
- Anatomy photo:41:07-0105 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Perineum: The Sacrotuberous and the Sacrospinous Ligaments"
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