6. Anatomy: Veins

Veins
Common Name*	TA Term^†	Region*			Receives Blood from*	Drains Into*
accompanying v. of hypoglossal nerve	v. comitans nervi hypoglossi	accompanies hypoglossal nerve			formed by union of pro-funda linguae v. and sublingual v.	facial, lingual, or internal jugular
adrenal v's. See suprarenal v., left and right
anastomotic v., inferior	v. anastomotica inferior	interconnects superficial middle cerebral v. and transverse sinus
anastomotic v., superior	v. anastomotica superior	interconnects superficial middle cerebral v. and superior sagittal sinus
angular v.	v. angularis	between eye and root of nose			formed by union of supratrochlear v. and supraorbital v.	continues inferiorly as facial v.
antebrachial v., median	v. mediana antebrachii	forearm between cephalic v. and basilic v.			a palmar venous plexus	cephalic v. and/or basilic v., or median cubital v.
anterior v's of right ventricle. See cardiac v’s, anterior
v. of septum pellucidum, anterior	v. anterior septi pellucidi				anterior septum pellucidum	superior thalamostriate v.
appendicular v.	v. appendicularis	accompanies appendicular artery				joins anterior and posterior cecal v's to form ileocolic v.
v. of aqueduct of cochlea	v. aqueductus cochleae	along aqueduct of cochlea			cochlea	superior bulb of internal jugular v.
v. of aqueduct of vestibule	v. aqueductus vestibuli	passes through aqueduct of vestibule			internal ear	superior petrosal sinus
arcuate v's of kidney	vv. arcuatae renis	a series of complete arches across the bases of the renal pyramids, formed for union of interlobular v's and straight venules of kidney				interlobar v's
articular v's	vv. articulares				plexus around temporomandibular joint	retromandibular v.
auditory v's, internal. See labyrinthine v's
auricular v's, anterior	vv. auriculares anteriores	anterior part of auricle				superficial temporal v.
auricular v., posterior	v. auricularis posterior	passes down behind auricle			a plexus on side of head	joins retromandibular v. to form external jugular v.
axillary v.	v. axillaris	the upper limb			formed at lower border of teres major muscle by junction of basilic v. and brachial v.	at lateral border of first rib is continuous with subclavian v.
azygos v.	v. azygos	intercepting trunk for right intercostal v's as well as connecting branch between superior and inferior venae cavae; it ascends in front of and on right side of vertebrae			ascending lumbar v.	superior vena cava
azygos v., left. See hemiazygos v.
azygos v., lesser superior. See hemiazygos v., accessory
basal v.	v. basalis	passes from anterior perforated substance backward and around cerebral peduncle			anterior perforated substance	internal cerebral v.
basilic v.	v. basilica	forearm, superficially			ulnar side of dorsal rete of hand	joins brachial v's to form axillary v.
basilic v., median	v. basilica antebrachii	sometimes present as medial branch of a bifurcation of median antebrachial v.
basivertebral v's	vv. basivertebrales	venous sinuses in cancellous tissue of bodies of vertebrae, which communicate with venous plexus on anterior surface of vertebrae and with external and internal vertebral plexuses
brachial v's	vv. brachiales	accompany brachial artery				joins basilic v. to form axillary v.
brachiocephalic v's	vv. brachiocephalicae	thorax			head, neck and upper limbs; formed at root of neck by union of ipsilateral internal jugular and subclavian v's
bronchial v's	vv. bronchiales				larger subdivisions of bronchi	azygos v. on left; hemiazygos or superior intercostal v. on right
v. of bulb of penis	v. bulbi penis				bulb of penis	internal pudendal v.
v. of bulb of vestibule	v. bulbi vestibuli				bulb of vestibule of vagina	internal pudendal v.
cardiac v's, anterior	vv. ventriculi dextri anteriores				anterior wall of right ventricle	right atrium of heart, or lesser cardiac v.
cardiac v., great	v. cardiaca magna				anterior surface of ventricles	coronary sinus
cardiac v., middle	v. cardiaca media				diaphragmatic surface of ventricles	coronary sinus
cardiac v., small	v. cardiaca parva				right atrium and ventricle	coronary sinus
cardiac v's, smallest	vv. cardiacae minimae	numerous small veins arising in myocardium, draining independently into cavities of heart and most readily seen in the atria				coronary sinus
carotid v., external. See retromandibular v.
v’s of caudate nucleus	vv. nuclei caudati	the veins of the caudate nucleus, which drain into the superior thalamostriate v.
vena cava, inferior	vena cava inferior	the venous trunk for the lower limbs and for pelvic and abdominal viscera; it begins at level of fifth lumbar vertebra by union of common iliac v's and ascends on right of aorta				right atrium of heart
vena cava, superior	vena cava superior	the venous trunk draining blood from head, neck, upper limbs, and thorax; it begins by union of 2 brachiocephalic v's and passes directly downward				right atrium of heart
cavernous v's of penis	vv. cavernosae penis				corpora cavernosa	deep v's and dorsal v. of penis
central v's of liver	vv. centrales hepatis	in middle of hepatic lobules			liver substance	hepatic v.
central v. of retina	v. centralis retinae	eyeball			retinal v's	superior ophthalmic v.
central v. of suprarenal gland	v. centralis glandulae suprarenalis	the large single vein into which the various veins within the substance of the gland empty, and which continues at the hilum as the suprarenal v.
cephalic v.	v. cephalica	winds anteriorly to pass along anterior border of brachioradial muscle; above elbow, ascends along lateral border of biceps of deltoid muscle			radial side of dorsal rete of hand	axillary v.
cephalic v., accessory	v. cephalica accessoria	forearm			dorsal rete of hand	joins cephalic v. just above elbow
cephalic v's, median		sometimes present as lateral branch formed by bifurcation of median antebrachial v.				cephalic v.
cerebellar v's, inferior	vv. inferiores cerebelli				inferior surface of cerebellum	transverse, sigmoid, and inferior petrosal sinuses, or occipital sinus
cerebellar v., precentral	v. precentralis cerebelli	arises in precentral cerebellar fissure, passes anterior and superior to culmen				great cerebral v.
cerebellar v's, superior	vv. superiores cerebelli				superior surface of cerebellum	straight sinus and great cerebral v., or transverse and superior petrosal sinuses
cerebral v's, anterior	vv. anteriores cerebri	accompany anterior cerebral artery				basal v.
cerebral v., deep middle	v. media profunda cerebri	accompanies middle cerebral artery in floor of lateral sulcus				basal v.
cerebral v., great	v. magna cerebri	curves around splenium of corpus callosum			formed by union of the 2 internal cerebral veins	continues as or drains into straight sinus
cerebral v's, inferior	vv. inferiores cerebri	veins that ramify on base and inferolateral surface of brain, those on inferior surface of frontal lobe draining into inferior sagittal sinus and cavernous sinus; those on temporal lobe into superior petrosal sinus and transverse sinus; and those on occipital lobe into straight sinus
cerebral v's, internal (2)	vv. internae cerebri	pass backward from interventricular foramen through tela choroidea			formed by union of thalamostriate v. and choroid v.; collect blood from basal ganglia	unite at splenium or corpus callosum to form great cerebral v.
cerebral v., superficial middle	v. media superficialis cerebri	follows lateral cerebral fissure			lateral surface of cerebrum	cavernous sinus
cerebral v's, superior	vv. superiores cerebri	about 12 veins draining superolateral and medial surfaces of cerebrum toward longitudinal fissure				superior sagittal sinus
cervical v., deep	v. cervicalis profunda	accompanies deep cervical artery down neck			a plexus in suboccipital triangle	vertebral v. or brachiocephalic v.
cervical v's, transverse	vv. transversae cervicis	accompany transverse cervical artery
choroid v., inferior	v. choroidea inferior				inferior choroid plexus	basal v.
choroid v., superior	v. choroidea superior	runs whole length of choroid plexus			choroid plexus, hippocampus, fornix, corpus callosum	joins superior thalamostriate v. to form internal cerebral v.
ciliary v's	vv. ciliares	anterior vessels follow anterior ciliary arteries; posterior follow posterior ciliary arteries			arise in eyeball by branches from ciliary muscle; anterior ciliary v's also receive branches from sinus venosus, sclerae, episcleral v's, and conjunctiva of eyeball	superior ophthalmic v.; posterior ciliary v's empty also into inferior ophthalmic v.
circumflex femoral v's, lateral	vv. circumflexae femoris laterales	accompany lateral circumflex femoral artery				femoral v. or profunda femoris v.
circumflex femoral v's, medial	vv. circumflexae femoris mediales	accompany medial circumflex femoral artery				femoral v. or profunda femoris v.
circumflex iliac v., deep	v. circumflexa ilium profunda	a common trunk formed by veins accompanying deep circumflex iliac artery				external iliac v.
circumflex iliac v., superficial	v. circumflexa ilium superficialis	accompanies superficial circumflex iliac artery				great saphenous v.
v. of cochlear canal. See v. of aqueduct of cochlea.
colic v., left	v. colica sinistra	accompanies left colic artery				inferior mesenteric v.
colic v., middle	v. colica media	accompanies middle colic artery				superior mesenteric v.
colic v., right	v. colica dextra	accompanies right colic artery				superior mesenteric v.
communicating v’s. See perforating v’s
conjunctival v's	vv. conjunctivales				conjunctiva	superior ophthalmic v.
coronary v., left		the portion of the great cardiac v. lying in the coronary sulcus			anterior interventricular v.	coronary sinus
coronary v., right					posterior interventricular v.	coronary sinus
cubital v., median	v. mediana cubiti	the large connecting branch passing obliquely upward across cubital fossa			cephalic v. below	basilic v.
cutaneous v.	v. cutanea	one of the small veins that begin in papillae of skin, form subpapillary plexuses, and open into the subcutaneous veins
cystic v.	v. cystica	within substance of liver			gallbladder	right branch of portal v.
deep v's of clitoris	vv. profundae clitoridis				clitoris	vesical venous plexus
deep v's of penis	vv. profundae penis	accompany deep artery of penis			penis	dorsal v. of penis
digital v's of foot, dorsal	vv. digitales dorsales pedis	dorsal surfaces of toes				unite at clefts to form dorsal metatarsal v's
digital v's, palmar	vv. digitales palmares	accompany proper and common palmar digital arteries				superficial palmar venous arch
digital v's, plantar	vv. digitales plantares	plantar surfaces of toes				unite at clefts to form plantar metatarsal v's
diploic v., frontal	v. diploica frontalis				frontal bone	supraorbital v. externally, or superior sagittal sinus internally
diploic v., occipital	v. diploica occipitalis				occipital bone	occipital v. or transverse sinus
diploic v., temporal, anterior	v. diploica temporalis anterior				lateral portion of frontal bone, anterior part of parietal bone	sphenoparietal sinus internally, or a deep temporal v. externally
diploic v., temporal, posterior	v. diploica temporalis posterior				parietal bone	transverse sinus
dorsal v. of clitoris, deep	v. dorsalis profunda clitoridis	accompanies dorsal artery of clitoris				vesical plexus
dorsal v's of clitoris, superficial	vv. dorsales superficiales clitoridis				clitoris, subcutaneously	external pudendal v.
dorsal v. of corpus callosum	v. dorsalis corporis callosi				superior surface of corpus callosum	great cerebral v.
dorsal v. of penis, deep	v. dorsalis profunda penis	the single median vein lying subfascially in penis between the dorsal arteries; it begins in small veins around corona of glans, is joined by deep veins of penis at it passes proximally, and passes between arcuate pubic and transverse perineal ligaments, where it divides into a left and a right vein to join prostatic plexus
dorsal v's of penis, superficial	vv. dorsales superficiales penis				penis, subcutaneously	external pudendal v.
dorsal v's, of tongue. See lingual v's, dorsal.	vv. dorsales linguae
emissary v.	vv. emissaria	foramina of skull			dural venous sinuses	scalp v's, deep v's below base of skull
emissary v., condylar	v. emissaria condyloidea	a small vein running through condylar canal of skull connecting sigmoid sinus with vertebral v. or internal jugular v.
emissary v., mastoid	v. emissaria mastoidea	a small vein passing through mastoid foramen of skull, connecting sigmoid sinus with occipital v. or posterior auricular v.
emissary v., occipital	v. emissaria occipitalis	an occasional small vein running through a minute foramen in occipital protuberance of skull, connecting confluence of sinuses with occipital v.
emissary v., parietal	v. emissaria parietalis	a small vein passing through parietal foramen of skull, connecting superior sagittal sinus with superficial temporal v's
epigastric v., inferior	v. epigastrica inferior	accompanies inferior epigastric artery				external iliac v.
epigastric v., superficial	v. epigastrica superficialis	accompanies superficial epigastric artery				great saphenous v. or femoral v.
epigastric v's, superior	vv. epigastricae superiores	accompany superior epigastric artery				internal thoracic v.
episcleral v's	vv. episclerales	around cornea				vorticose v's and ciliary v's
esophageal v's	vv. oesophageales				esophagus	hemiazygos v. and azygos v., or left brachiocephalic v.
ethmoidal v's	vv. ethmoidales	accompany anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries and emerge from ethmoidal foramina				superior ophthalmic v.
facial v.	v. facialis	the vein beginning at medial angle of eye as angular v., descending behind facial artery, and usually ending in internal jugular v.; sometimes joins retromandibular v. to form a common trunk
facial v., deep	v. profunda faciei				pterygoid plexus	facial v.
facial v., posterior. See retromandibular v.
facial v., transverse	v. transversa faciei	passes backward with transverse facial artery just below zygomatic arch				retromandibular v.
femoral v.	v. femoralis	follows course of femoral artery in proximal two thirds of thigh			continuation of popliteal v.	at inguinal ligament becomes external iliac v.
femoral v., deep	v. profunda femoris	accompanies deep femoral artery				femoral v.
fibular v's. See peroneal v's.
frontal v's	vv. frontales	superficial superior cerebral veins that drain the frontal cortex
gastric v., left	v. gastrica sinistra	accompanies left gastric artery				portal v.
gastric v., right	v. gastrica dextra	accompanies right gastric artery				portal v.
gastric v's, short	vv. gastricae breves				left portion of greater curvature of stomach	splenic v.
gastroepiploic v., left. See gastro-omental v., left.
gastroepiploic v., right. See gastro-omental v., right
gastro-omental v., left	v. gastroomentalis sinistra	accompanies left gastroomental artery				splenic v.
gastro-omental v., right	v. gastroomentalis dextra	accompanies right gastroomental artery				superior mesenteric v.
genicular v's	vv. geniculares	accompany genicular arteries				popliteal v.
gluteal v's, inferior	vv. gluteae inferiores	accompany inferior gluteal artery; unite into a single vessel after passing through greater sciatic foramen			subcutaneous tissue of back of thigh, muscles of buttock	internal iliac v.
gluteal v's, superior	vv. gluteae superiores	accompany superior gluteal artery and pass through greater sciatic foramen			muscles of buttock	internal iliac v.
hemiazygos v.	v. hemiazygos	an intercepting trunk for lower left posterior intercostal v's; ascends on left side of vertebrae to eighth thoracic vertebra, where it may receive accessory branch, and crosses vertebral column			ascending lumbar v.	azygos v.
hemiazygos v., accessory	v. hemiazygos accessoria	the descending intercepting trunk for upper, often fourth through eighth, left posterior intercostal v's; it lies on left side and at eighth thoracic vertebra joins hemiazygos v. or crosses to right side to join azygos v. directly; above, it may communicate with left superior intercostal v.
hemorrhoidal v's. See rectal v's
hepatic v's	vv. hepaticae	2 or 3 large veins (left, middle, right) in an upper group and 6 to 20 small veins (coming from right and caudate lobes) in a lower group, forming successively larger vessels			central v's of liver	interior vena cava on posterior aspect of liver
hepatic portal v. See portal v.
hypogastric v. See iliac v., internal
hypophysioportal v’s	vv. portales hypophysiales	a system of venules connecting capillaries in the hypothalamus with sinusoidal capillaries in the anterior lobe of the hypophysis
ileal v's	vv. ileales				ileum	superior mesenteric v.
ileocolic v.	v. ileocolica	accompanies ileocolic artery				superior mesenteric v.
iliac v., common	v. iliaca communis	ascends to right side of fifth lumbar vertebra			arises at sacroiliac joint by union of external and internal iliac v's	unites with fellow of opposite side to form inferior vena cava
iliac v., external	v. iliaca externa	extends from inguinal ligament to sacroiliac joint			continuation of femoral v.	joins internal iliac v. to form common iliac v.
iliac v., internal	v. iliaca interna	extends from greater sciatic notch to brim of pelvis			formed by union of parietal branches	joins external iliac v. to form common iliac v.
iliolumbar v.	v. iliolumbalis	accompanies iliolumbar artery				internal iliac v. and/or common iliac v.
inferior v. of vermis	v. inferior vermis	extends backward on inferior vermis			inferior surface of cerebellum	straight sinus or one of the sigmoid sinuses
innominate v's. See brachiocephalic v's
insular v's	vv. insulares				insula	deep middle cerebral v.
intercapitular veins of foot	vv. intercapitulares pedis	veins at clefts of toes that pass between heads of metatarsal bones and establish communication between dorsal and plantar venous systems of foot
intercapitular v's of hand	vv. intercapitulares manus	veins at clefts of fingers that pass between heads of metacarpal bones and establish communication between dorsal and palmar venous systems of hand
intercostal v's, anterior (12 pairs)	vv. intercostales anteriores	accompany anterior thoracic arteries				internal thoracic v's
intercostal v., highest	v. intercostalis suprema	first posterior intercostal vein of either side, which passes over apex of lung				brachiocephalic, vertebral, or superior intercostal v.
intercostal v., left superior	v. intercostalis superior sinistra	crosses arch of aorta			formed by union of second, third, and sometimes fourth posterior intercostal v's	left brachiocephalic v.
intercostal v's, posterior	vv. intercostales posteriores	accompany posterior intercostal arteries			intercostal spaces	azygos v. on right; hemiazygos or accessory hemiazygos v. on left
intercostal v., right superior	v. intercostalis superior dextra				formed by union of second, third, and sometimes fourth posterior intercostal v's	azygos v.
interlobar v's of kidney	vv. interlobares renis	pass down between renal pyramids			venous arcades of kidney	unite to form renal v.
interlobular v's of kidney	vv. interlobulares renis				capillary network of renal cortex	venous arcades of kidney
interlobular v's of liver	vv. interlobulares hepatis	arise between hepatic lobules			liver	portal v.
interosseous v's, anterior	vv. interosseae anteriores	accompany anterior interosseous artery				ulnar vv.
interosseous v's, posterior	vv. interosseae posteriores	accompany posterior interosseous artery				ulnar vv.
interventricular v., anterior	v. interventricularis anterior	the portion of the great cardiac v. ascending in the anterior interventricular sulcus				left coronary v.
interventricular v., posterior. See cardiac v., middle
intervertebral v.	v. intervertebralis	vertebral column			vertebral venous plexuses	in neck, vertebral v.; in thorax, intercostal v's; in abdomen, lumbar v's; in pelvis, lateral sacral v's
jejunal v's	vv. jejunales				jejunum	superior mesenteric v.
jugular v., anterior	v. jugularis anterior	arises under chin and passes down neck				external jugular v. or subclavian v., or jugular venous arch
jugular v., external	v. jugularis externa	begins in parotid gland behind angle of jaw and passes down neck			formed by union of retromandibular v. and posterior auricular v.	subclavian v., internal jugular v., or brachiocephalic v.
jugular v., internal	v. jugularis interna	from jugular fossa, descends in neck with internal carotid artery and then with common carotid artery			begins as superior bulb, draining much of head and neck	joins subclavian v. to form brachiocephalic v.
labial v's, anterior	vv. labiales anteriores				anterior aspect of labia in female	external pudendal v.
labial v's, inferior	vv. labiales inferiores				region of lower lip	facial v.
labial v's, posterior	vv. labiales posteriores				labia in female	vesical venous plexus
labial v., superior	v. labialis superior				region of upper lip	facial v.
labyrinthine v's	vv. labyrinthi	pass through internal acoustic meatus			cochlea	inferior petrosal sinus or transverse sinus
lacrimal v.	v. lacrimalis				lacrimal gland	superior ophthalmic v.
laryngeal v., inferior	v. laryngea inferior				larynx	inferior thyroid v.
laryngeal v., superior	v. laryngea superior				larynx	superior thyroid v.
lateral direct v's	vv. directae laterales				lateral ventricle	great cerebral v.
v. of lateral recess of fourth ventricle	v. recessus lateralis ventriculi quarti	passes lateral recess of fourth ventricle			tonsil of cerebellum	petrosal v.
v. of lateral ventricle, lateral	v. lateralis ventriculi lateralis	passes through lateral wall of lateral ventricle			temporal and parietal lobes	superior thalamostriate v.
v. of lateral ventricle, medial	v. medialis ventriculi lateralis	passes through medial wall of lateral ventricle			parietal and occipital lobes	internal cerebral or great cerebral v.
lingual v.	v. lingualis	a deep vein, following distribution of lingual artery				internal jugular v.
lingual v., deep	v. profunda linguae				deep aspect of tongue	joins sublingual v. to form accompanying v. of hypoglossal nerve
lingual v's, dorsal	vv. dorsales linguae	veins that unite with a small vein accompanying lingual artery and join main lingual trunk
lumbar v's	vv. lumbales	four or five v's on each side accompanying corresponding lumbar arteries and draining posterior wall of abdomen, vertebral canal, spinal cord, and meninges; first four usually end in inferior vena cava, although first may end in ascending lumbar v.; fifth is generally a tributary of common iliac v.
lumbar v., ascending	v. lumbalis ascendens	an ascending intercepting vein for lumbar v's on either side; it begins in lateral sacral region and ascends to first lumbar vertebra, where by union with subcostal v. it becomes on right side the azygos v. and on left the hemiazygos v.
marginal v., lateral	v. marginalis lateralis	lateral side of foot			dorsal venous arch, dorsal venous network, superficial v’s of sole	small saphenous v.
marginal v., left		ascends along left margin of heart			left ventricle	great cardiac v.
marginal v., medial	v. marginalis medialis	medial side of foot			dorsal venous arch, dorsal venous network, superficial v’s of sole	great saphenous v.
marginal v., right	v. marginalis dextra	ascends along right margin of heart			right ventricle	right atrium, anterior cardiac v's
maxillary v's	vv. maxillares	usually form a single short trunk with pterygoid plexus				join superficial temporal v. in parotid gland to form retromandibular v.
mediastinal v's	vv. mediastinales				anterior mediastinum	brachiocephalic v., azygos v., or superior vena cava
v's of medulla oblongata	vv. medullae oblongatae				medulla oblongata	v's of spinal cord, dural venous sinuses, inferior petrosal sinus, superior bulb of jugular v.
meningeal v's	vv. meningeae	accompany meningeal arteries			dura mater (also communicate with lateral lacunae)	regional sinuses and veins
meningeal v's, middle	vv. meningeae mediae	accompany middle meningeal artery				pterygoid venous plexus
mesenteric v., inferior	v. mesenterica inferior	follows distribution of inferior mesenteric artery				splenic v.
mesenteric v., superior	v. mesenterica superior	follows distribution of superior mesenteric artery				joins splenic v. to form portal v.
metacarpal v's, dorsal	vv. metacarpales dorsales	veins arising from union of dorsal veins of adjacent fingers and passing proximally to join in forming dorsal venous network of hand
metacarpal v's, palmar	vv. metacarpales palmares	accompany palmar metacarpal arteries				deep palmar venous arch
metatarsal v's, dorsal	vv. metatarsales dorsales				arise from dorsal digital v's of toes at clefts of toes	dorsal venous arch
metatarsal v's, plantar	vv. metatarsales plantares	deep veins of foot			arise from plantar digital v's at clefts of toes	plantar venous arch
middle lobe v.	v. lobi medii				a vein draining the middle lobe of the right lung, emptying into the right superior pulmonary v. and formed by the union of lateral and medal parts
musculophrenic v's	vv. musculophrenicae	accompany musculophrenic artery			parts of diaphragm and wall of thorax and abdomen	internal thoracic v's
nasal v's, external	vv. nasales externae	small ascending branches from nose				angular v., facial v.
nasofrontal v.	v. nasofrontalis				supraorbital v.	superior ophthalmic v.
oblique v. of left atrium	v. oblique atrii sinistri	left atrium of heart				coronary sinus
obturator v's	vv. obturatoriae	enter pelvis through obturator canal			hip joint and regional muscles	internal iliac v. and/or inferior epigastric v.
occipital v.	v. occipitalis	scalp; follows distribution of occipital artery				opens under trapezius muscle into suboccipital venous plexus, or accompanies occipital artery to end in internal jugular v.
v. of olfactory gyrus	v. gyri olfactorii			olfactory gyrus		basal v.
ophthalmic v., inferior	v. ophthalmica inferior	a vein formed by confluence of muscular and ciliary branches, and running backward either to join superior ophthalmic v. or to open directly into cavernous sinus; it sends a communicating branch through inferior orbital fissure to join pterygoid venous plexus
ophthalmic v., superior	v. ophthalmica superior	a vein beginning at medial angle of eye, where it communicates with frontal, supraorbital, and angular v's; it follows distribution of ophthalmic artery, and may be joined by inferior ophthalmic v. at superior orbital fissure before opening into cavernous sinus
ovarian v., left	v. ovarica sinistra				pampiniform plexus of broad ligament on left	left renal v.
ovarian v., right	v. ovarica dextra					inferior vena cava
palatine v., external	v. palatina externa				tonsils and soft palate	facial v.
palpebral v's	vv. palpebrales	small branches from eyelids				superior ophthalmic v.
palpebral v's, inferior	vv. palpebrales inferiores				lower eyelid	facial v.
palpebral v's, superior	vv. palpebrales superiores				upper eyelid	angular v.
pancreatic v's	vv. pancreaticae				pancreas	splenic v., superior mesenteric v.
pancreaticoduodenal v's	vv. pancreaticoduodenales	4 veins that drain blood from pancreas and duodenum, closely following pancreaticoduodenal arteries, a superior and an inferior vein originating from an anterior and a posterior venous arcade; anterior superior v. joins right gastroepiploic v., and posterior superior v. joins portal v.; anterior and posterior inferior v's join, sometimes as one trunk, uppermost jejunal v. or superior mesenteric v.
paraumbilical v's	vv. paraumbilicales	veins that communicate with portal v. above and descend to anterior abdominal wall to anastomose with superior and inferior epigastric and superior vesical v's in region of umbilicus; they form a significant part of collateral circulation of portal v. in event of hepatic obstruction
parotid v's	vv. parotideae				parotid gland	superficial temporal v.
perforating v's	vv. perforantes	empty into deep femoral v. and establish anastomosis between deep femoral v. and popliteal v. (below) and inferior gluteal v. (above)
pericardiac v's	vv. pericardiacae				pericardium	brachiocephalic, inferior thyroid, and azygos v's, superior vena cava
pericardiacophrenic v's	vv. pericardiacophrenicae				pericardium and diaphragm	left brachiocephalic v.
peroneal v's	vv. fibulares	accompany peroneal artery				posterior tibial v.
pharyngeal v's	vv. pharyngeae				pharyngeal plexus	internal jugular v.
phrenic v's, inferior	vv. phrenicae inferiores	accompany inferior phrenic arteries				on right, enters inferior vena cava; on left, enters left suprarenal or renal v., or inferior vena cava
phrenic v’s superior	vv. phrenicae superiores				superior surface of diaphragm	azygos v., hemiazygos v.
pontine v's	vv. pontis				pons	basal v., cerebellar v's, petrosal or venous sinuses, or venous plexus of foramen ovale
pontomesencephalic v., anterior	v. pontomesencephalica anterior	superior and anterior aspects of pons in midline of interpeduncular fossa				basal v., petrosal v.
popliteal v.	v. poplitea	follows popliteal artery			formed by union of anterior and posterior tibial v's	at adductor hiatus becomes femoral v.
portal v.	v. portae hepatis	a short, thick trunk formed by union of superior mesenteric and splenic v's behind neck of pancreas; it ascends to right end of porta hepatis, where it divides into successively smaller branches, following branches of hepatic artery, until it forms a capillary-like system of sinusoids that permeates entire substance of liver
posterior v. of corpus callosum	v. posterior corporis callosi				posterior surface of corpus callosum	great cerebral v.
posterior 's. of left ventricle	v. ventriculi sinistri posterior				posterior surface to left ventricle	coronary sinus
posterior v. of septum pellucidum	v. posterior septi pellucidi				posterior septum pellucidum	superior thalamostriate vein
prepyloric v.	v. prepylorica	accompanies prepyloric artery, passing upward over anterior surface of junction between pylorus and duodenum				right gastric v.
profunda femoris v. See femoral v., deep
profunda linguae v. See lingual v., deep
v. of pterygoid canal	v. canalis pterygoidei	passes through pterygoid canal				pterygoid plexus
pudendal v's, external	vv. pudendae externae	follow distribution of external pudendal artery				great saphenous v.
pudendal v., internal	v. pudenda interna	follows course of internal pudendal artery				internal iliac v.
pulmonary v., left inferior	v. pulmonalis sinistra inferior				lower lobe of left lung	left atrium of heart
pulmonary v., left superior	v. pulmonalis sinistra superior				upper lobe of left lung	left atrium of heart
pulmonary v., right inferior	v. pulmonalis dextra inferior				lower lobe of right lung	left atrium of heart
pulmonary v., right superior	v. pulmonalis dextra superior				upper and middle lobes of right lung	left atrium of heart
pyloric v. See gastric v., right
radial v's	vv. radiales	accompany radial artery				brachial v's
ranine v. See sublingual v.
rectal v's, inferior	vv. rectales inferiores				rectal plexus	internal pudendal v.
rectal v's, middle	vv. rectales mediae				rectal plexus	internal iliac and superior rectal v's
rectal v., superior	v. rectalis superior	establishes connection between portal and systemic systems			upper part of rectal plexus	inferior mesenteric v.
renal v’s	vv. renales		interlobar v’s; left also drains left testicular (ovarian), left suprarenal, and (sometimes) inferior phrenic v’s			inferior vena cava at level of second lumber vertebra
retromandibular v.	v. retromandibularis	the vein formed in upper part of parotid gland behind neck of mandible by union of maxillary and superficial temporal v's; it passes downward through the gland, communicates with facial v. and, emerging from the gland, joins with posterior auricular v. to form external jugular v.
sacral v's, lateral	vv. sacrales laterales	follow lateral sacral arteries				help form lateral sacral plexus; empty into internal iliac v. or superior gluteal v's
sacral v., median	v. sacralis mediana	follows median sacral artery				common iliac v.
saphenous v., accessory	v. saphena accessoria				when present, medial and posterior superficial parts of thigh	great saphenous v.
saphenous v., great	v. saphena magna	extends from dorsum of foot to just below inguinal ligament				femoral v.
saphenous v., small	v. saphena parva	from behind ankle passes up back of leg to knee				popliteal v.
scleral v's	vv. sclerales				sclera	anterior ciliary v's
scrotal v's, anterior	vv. scrotales anteriores				anterior aspect of scrotum	external pudendal v.
scrotal v's, posterior	vv. scrotales posteriores	scrotum				vesical venous plexus
segmental v., anterior	v. anterior lobi superioris				either of two veins, each draining the anterior segment of the superior lobe of a lung and emptying into the corresponding superior pulmonary v.
segmental v., apical	v. apicalis				apical segment of superior lobe of right lung	right superior pulmonary v.
segmental v., apicoposterior	v. apicoposterior				apicoposterior segment of superior lobe of left lung	left superior pulmonary v
segmental v., posterior	v. posterior lobi superioris pulmonis dextri				posterior segment of superior lobe of right lung	right superior pulmonary v.
segmental v., superior	v. superior lobi inferioris				either of two veins, each draining the superior segment of the inferior lobe of a lung and emptying into the corresponding inferior pulmonary v.
sigmoid v's	vv. sigmoideae				sigmoid colon	inferior mesenteric v.
spinal v's, anterior and posterior	vv. spinales anteriores vv. spinales posteriores	anastomosing networks of small veins that drain blood from spinal cord and its pia mater into internal vertebral venous plexuses
spiral v. of modiolus	v. spiralis modioli	modiolus				labyrinthine v's
splenic v.	v. splenica	passes from left to right of neck of pancreas			formed by union of several branches at hilus of spleen	joins superior mesenteric v. to form portal v.
stellate v's of kidney	venulae stellatae renis				superficial parts of renal cortex	interlobular v's of kidney
sternocleidomastoid v.	v. sternocleidomastoidea	follows course of sternocleidomastoid artery				internal jugular v.
stylomastoid v.	v. stylomastoidea	follows stylomastoid artery				retromandibular v.
subclavian v.	v. subclavia	follows subclavian artery			continues axillary v. as main venous channel of upper limb	joins internal jugular v. to form brachiocephalic v.
subcostal v.	v. subcostalis	accompanies subcostal artery				joins ascending lumbar v. to form azygos v. on right
subcutaneous v's of abdomen	vv. subcutaneae abdominis	superficial layers of abdominal wall				hemiazygos v. on left
sublingual v.	v. sublingualis	follows sublingual artery				lingual v.
submental v.	v. submentalis	follows submental artery				facial v.
superior v. of vermis	v. superior vermis	runs anteriorly and medially across superior vermis			superior surface of cerebellum	straight sinus or great cerebral v.
supraorbital v.	v. supraorbitalis	passes down forehead lateral to supratrochlear v.				joins supratrochlear v. at root of nose to form angular v.
suprarenal v., left	v. suprarenalis sinistra				left suprarenal gland	left renal v.
suprarenal v., right	v. suprarenalis dextra				right suprarenal gland	inferior vena cava
suprascapular v.	v. suprascapularis	accompanies suprascapular artery (sometimes as 2 veins that unite)				usually into external jugular v., occasionally into subclavian v.
supratrochlear v's (2)	vv. supratrochleares				venous plexuses high up on forehead	joins supraorbital v. at root of nose to form angular v.
sural v's	vv. surales	accompany sural arteries			calf	popliteal v.
temporal v's, deep	vv. temporales profundae				deep portions of temporal muscle	pterygoid plexus
temporal v., middle	v. temporalis media	descends deep to fascia to zygoma			arises in substance of temporal muscle	joins superficial temporal v.
temporal v's, superficial	vv. temporales superficiales	veins that drain lateral part of scalp in frontal and parietal regions, the branches forming a single superficial temporal v. in front of ear, just above zygoma; this descending vein receives middle temporal and transverse facial v's and, entering parotid gland, unites with maxillary v. deep to neck of mandible to form retromandibular v.
testicular v., left	v. testicularis sinistra				left pampiniform plexus	left renal v.
testicular v., right	v. testicularis dextra				right pampiniform plexus	inferior vena cava
thalamostriate v's, inferior	vv. thalamostriatae inferiores				anterior perforated substance of brain	join deep middle cerebral and anterior cerebral v's to form basal v.
thalamostriate v., superior	v. thalamostriata superior				corpus striatum and thalamus	joins choroid v. to form internal cerebral v.
thoracic v's, internal	vv. thoracicae internae	2 veins formed by junction of the veins accompanying internal thoracic artery of either side; each continues along the artery to open into brachiocephalic v.
thoracic v., lateral	v. thoracica lateralis	accompanies lateral thoracic artery				axillary v.
thoracoacromial v.	v. thoracoacromialis	follows thoracoacromial artery				subclavian v.
thoracoepigastric v's	vv. thoracoepigastricae	long, longitudinal, superficial veins in anterolateral subcutaneous tissue of trunk				superiorly into lateral thoracic v.; inferiorly into femoral v.
thymic v's	vv. thymicae				thymus	left brachiocephalic v.
thyroid v., inferior	v. thyroidea inferior	either of two veins, left and right, that drain thyroid plexus into left and right brachiocephalic v's; occasionally they may unite into a common trunk to empty, usually into left brachiocephalic v.
thyroid v's, middle	vv. thyroideae mediae				thyroid gland	internal jugular v.
thyroid v., superior	v. thyroidea superior	arises from side of upper part of thyroid gland			thyroid gland	internal jugular v., occasionally in common with facial v.
tibial v's, anterior	vv. tibiales anteriores	accompany anterior tibial artery				join posterior tibial v's to form popliteal v.
tibial v's, posterior	vv. tibiales posteriores	accompany posterior tibial artery				join anterior tibial v's to form popliteal v.
tracheal v's	vv. tracheales				trachea	brachiocephalic v.
tympanic v's	vv. tympanicae	small veins from middle ear that pass through petrotympanic fissure and open into the plexus around temporomandibular joint				retromandibular v.
ulnar v's	v. ulnares	accompany ulnar artery				join radial v's at elbow to form brachial v's
umbilical v.	v. umbilicalis	in the early embryo, either of the paired veins that carry blood from chorion to sinus venosus and heart; they later fuse and become left umbilical v. of fetus
umbilical v. of fetus, left		the vein formed by fusion of atrophied right umbilical v. with the left umbilical v., which carries all the blood from placenta to ductus venosus
v. of uncus	v. uncalis				uncus	ipsilateral inferior cerebral v.
uterine v's	vv. uterinae				uterine plexus	internal iliac v's
ventricular v., inferior	v. ventricularis inferior				temporal lobe	basal v.
vertebral v.	v. vertebralis	passes with vertebral artery through foramina of transverse processes of upper to cervical vertebrae			suboccipital plexus	brachiocephalic v.
vertebral v. accessory	v. vertebralis accessoria	descends with vertebral v. and emerges through transverse foramen of cervical vertebra C7			plexus formed around vertebral artery by vertebral v.	brachiocephalic v.
vertebral v., anterior	v. vertebralis anterior	accompanies ascending cervical artery				vertebral vein
v’s of vertebral column	vv. columnae vertebralis	a plexiform venous network extending the length of the vertebral column, outside or inside the vertebral canal; the anterior and posterior external and anterior and posterior internal groups freely anastomose				intervertebral v’s
vesical v’s	vv. vesicales				vesical plexus	internal iliac v.
vestibular v’s	vv. vestibulares				vestibule	labyrinthine v’s
v's of Vieussens. See cardiac v’s, anterior
vorticose v’s	vv. vorticosae	four veins piercing sclera			choroid	superior ophthalmic v.

^*v. = vein; v's = (pl.) veins.
^†v. = [L.] vena; vv. = [L.(pl.)] venae.