Obturator veins

Obturator veins
Vein: Obturator veins
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The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Obturator labeled at center left.)
Latin venae obturatoriae
Gray's subject #173 676
Drains to internal iliac vein
Artery obturator artery

The obturator vein begins in the upper portion of the adductor region of the thigh and enters the pelvis through the upper part of the obturator foramen, in the obturator canal.

It runs backward and upward on the lateral wall of the pelvis below the obturator artery, and then passes between the ureter and the hypogastric artery, to end in the hypogastric vein.

It has an anterior and posterior branch (similar to obturator artery).

Additional images

  • Variations in origin and course of obturator artery.

  • The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side.

  • Veins of the penis.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

v · d · eVeins of the abdomen and pelvis (TA A12.3.09–10, 12, GA 7.672)
To azygos system
IVC
(Systemic)
To IVC or left renal vein
Unpaired
Portal vein
(Portal)
Direct

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