- Basivertebral veins
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Latin = venae basivertebrales
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Caption = Transverse section of athoracic vertebra , showing the vertebral venous plexuses. (Vena basaverteb. labeled at bottom center.)
Caption2 = Median sagittal section of two thoracic vertebrae, showing the vertebral venous plexuses. (Vena basaverteb. labeled at bottom right.)
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The basivertebral veins emerge from theforamina on the posterior surfaces of thevertebral bodies .They are contained in large, tortuous channels in the substance of the bones, similar in every respect to those found in the
diploë of thecranial bones .They communicate through small openings on the front and sides of the bodies of the vertebræ with the
anterior external vertebral plexuses , and converge behind to theprincipal canal , which is sometimes double toward its posterior part, and open by valved orifices into the transverse branches which unite theanterior internal vertebral plexuses .They become greatly enlarged in advanced age.
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* - "Venous Drainage of the Vertebral Column"
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