Common iliac vein

Common iliac vein
Vein: Common iliac vein
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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.
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Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac and hypogastric plexuses. (Common iliac vein labeled at lower right.)
Latin vena iliaca communis
Gray's subject #173 677
Drains from    pelvis and lower limbs
Source external iliac veins and internal iliac veins
Drains to inferior vena cava
Artery common iliac arteries

In human anatomy, the common iliac veins are formed by the external iliac veins and internal iliac veins and together, in the abdomen at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebrae[1], form 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.

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

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  • External iliac vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = vena iliaca externa GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 672 Caption = Veins of the abdomen and lower limb inferior vena cava, common iliac vein, external iliac vein, internal iliac vein, femoral vein and their… …   Wikipedia

  • Internal iliac vein — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = v. iliaca interna, v. hypogastrica GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 673 Caption = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. Caption2 = The iliac veins. (Int. iliac visible at center.) DrainsFrom = DrainsTo …   Wikipedia

  • internal iliac vein — noun a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein • Syn: ↑hypogastric vein • Hypernyms: ↑iliac vein, ↑vena iliaca …   Useful english dictionary

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