Major veins
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largekev on September 9, 2012
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major veins and the regions they supply
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 external jugular vein | cranium and deep parts of face |
| internal iliac vein | pelvis, follows the course of the internal iliac artery and its distibution; its tributaries drain the gluteal muscles. medial aspect of the thigh, urinary bladder, rectum,prostate and uterus |
| pulmonary vein | lungs to left atrium |
| azygous vein | one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls |
| hepatic portal veins | carry blood from digestive tract and spleen to liver |
| great saphenous | longest vein in body, supplies leg and thigh |
| internal jugular vein | brain, superficial face |
| medial sacral vein | joins to form common iliac vein |
| common iliac | pelvis lower limbs |
| mesentaric vein | small intestine |
| renal vein | kidney |
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