Venous plexus
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Congregation of multiple veins
Blood vessel network
| Venous plexus | |
|---|---|
| The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | rete venosum plexus venosus |
| TA98 | A12.0.00.011 A12.0.00.015 |
| TA2 | 3926 |
| FMA | 4767 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In vertebrates, a venous plexus is a normal congregation anywhere in the body of multiple veins.[1]
A list of venous plexuses:
- Basilar venous plexus
- Batson venous plexus
- Epidural venous plexus
- External vertebral venous plexuses
- Internal vertebral venous plexuses
- Pampiniform venous plexus
- Prostatic venous plexus
- Pterygoid plexus
- Rectal venous plexus
- Soleal venous plexus
- Submucosal venous plexus of the nose
- Suboccipital venous plexus
- Uterine venous plexus
- Vaginal venous plexus
- Venous plexus of hypoglossal canal
- Vesical venous plexus
References
[edit ]- ^ Drake, Richard; Vogl, A. Wayne; Mitchell, Adam W. M. (2008). Dorland's/Gray's Pocket Atlas of Anatomy E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 26. ISBN 9781455703814.
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