External iliac vein 2292047 185374591 2008-01-19T06:38:40Z SmackBot 433328 Date/fix the maintenance tags or gen fixes using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox Vein | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = vena iliaca externa | GraySubject = 173 | GrayPage = 672 | Image = Iliac_veins.gif | Caption = Veins of the [[abdomen]] and [[lower limb]] - [[inferior vena cava]], [[common iliac vein]], '''external iliac vein''', [[internal iliac vein]], [[femoral vein]] and their tributaries. The [[aorta]] and its bifurcation (unlabeled) appear in red. | Image2 = Gray547.png | Caption2 = The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side. (External iliac vein is large vein at center.) | DrainsFrom = | Source = [[femoral vein]]s | DrainsTo = [[common iliac vein]] | Artery = [[external iliac artery|external iliac arteries]] | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = v_05 | DorlandsSuf = 12850548 | }} The '''external iliac veins''' are large [[vein]]s that connect the [[femoral vein]]s to the [[common iliac vein]]s. Their origin is at the inferior margin of the [[inguinal ligament]]s and they terminate when they join the [[internal iliac vein]]s (to form the [[common iliac vein]]s). Both external iliac veins are accompanied along their course by [[external iliac artery|external iliac arteries]]. ==Significant tributaries of the external iliac vein== The [[inferior epigastric vein]]s drain into the external iliac veins. ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Gray480.png|Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins. Image:Gray539.png|The arteries of the pelvis. Image:Gray585.png|The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. Image:Gray1146.png|The spermatic cord in the inguinal canal. </gallery> ==External links== * {{GraySubject|157}} - "The arteries of the lower extremity" * {{GraySubject|173}} - "The veins of the lower extremity, abdomen, and pelvis" * {{NormanAnatomy|pelvis}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|pelvicarteries}}) {{Veins}} [[Category:abdomen]] [[Category:Pelvic limb anatomy]] [[Category:Veins]] [[fr:Veine iliaque externe]] [[pt:Veia ilĂ­aca externa]]