External iliac vein
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{{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]] |
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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]]