Obturator veins
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{{Infobox Vein |
Name = {{PAGENAME}} |
Latin = venae obturatoriae |
GraySubject = 173 |
GrayPage = 676 |
Image = Gray585.png |
Caption = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Obturator labeled at center left.) |
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Caption2 = |
DrainsFrom = |
DrainsTo = [[internal iliac vein]] |
Artery = [[obturator artery]] |
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DorlandsPre = v_05 |
DorlandsSuf = 12851127 |
}}
The '''obturator vein''' begins in the upper portion of the adductor region of the [[thigh]] and enters the [[pelvis]] through the upper part of the [[obturator foramen]], in the [[obturator canal]].
It runs backward and upward on the lateral wall of the pelvis below the [[obturator artery]], and then passes between the [[ureter]] and the [[hypogastric artery]], to end in the [[hypogastric vein]].
It has an anterior and posterior branch (similar to obturator artery).
==Additional images==
<gallery>
Image:Gray541.png|Variations in origin and course of obturator artery.
Image:Gray547.png|The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side.
Image:Gray1159.png|Veins of the [[penis]].
</gallery>
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